HYC serves 20 days’ time to non-Cong parties to respond to its queries

SHILLONG: The central executive committee (CEC) of the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has served a 20 days’ ultimatum to non-Congress legislators and candidates to answer their questionnaire.
Released on Saturday, on the last day of the hunger-strike at Additional Secretariat parking lot, the questionnaire has over 31 questions for non-Congress candidates and legislators and additional three questions for BJP on Hindutva ideology, beef ban etc.
“We have to be prepared with the questionnaire so that if a candidate visits our houses for election campaign and if they don’t respond, we are going to give them our answer in the coming election,” general secretary of HYC, Robertjune Kharjahrin said during a meeting to end the hunger-strike.
President of the organisation, Peter Lawai said, “No to Congress. What has the MUA-II government done? People should wake up and question the performance of the government in these five years.”
He informed the gathering of HYC members that the ‘clean Congress’ campaign would begin from Monday and the questionnaire would not be given to Congress legislators and MLAs as they have already given their answer while being part of the ruling coalition for the last five years.
He reiterated that the political parties must include the 14-point charter of demands of the organisation along with the issue of Inner Line Permit (ILP) as their top priorities.
On the other hand, the organisation has threatened to intensify its agitation if the state government does not pass an official resolution in the next two remaining days of session.
Kharjahrin warned that the organisation would not give up its fight if the government remained silent and did not take up the demands pressed for by the organisation.
The leader of HYC also urged the youth not to be misguided especially at a time when state was going for elections and not to be flattered by politicians who fool people by using money power.