Keep traditional bodies out of Service Rules ambit: Reiterates Synjuk

SHILLONG: The Synjuk ki Nongsynshar Shnong ka Bri U Hynniewtrep (SKNSKBH) has reiterated its demand for making the Service Rules inapplicable to traditional institutions.
Stating this here on Friday, SKNSKBH president WR Kharshiing said that the organization will hold its general body meeting on Saturday to discuss the future course of action on the issue.
It may be mentioned that barely 20 days after the State Government debarred government servants from holding office in community based organizations, associations, traditional bodies or societies, the State Cabinet made a U-turn on the issue and amended the Meghalaya Services (Conduct) Rules, 2015, directing government servants to furnish information on holding such offices.
However, this move did not satisfy the Synjuk.
Members of the SKNSKBH had staged a walkout from their last meeting on the issue with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma protesting against the government’s alleged adamant attitude.
Reacting to a query on whether the SKNSKBH members had threatened to teach the Government a lesson in the 2018 Assembly elections, Kharshiing said the statement was made in a lighter vein.