SHILLONG, Nov 19: The Executive Committee of the KHADC has expressed its opposition to some of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Home Affairs on amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Informing this to media persons on Thursday, KHADC CEM, Titos Chyne, also accused the Committee of not paying heed to the suggestions and views on important issues made by the KHADC.
He said the EC has shot off a letter to the Centre and to the Home Ministry through the District Council Affairs department.
With regard to the nomination of unrepresented tribes, Chyne said that such usage will bring in sheer confusion. “KHADC is of the Khasis, by the Khasis and for the Khasis,” he said, adding that the MDCs will not be able to speak in Khasi if unrepresented tribes are there.
He also suggested the Constitution should recognise the traditional institutions and oppose the establishment of village councils and municipal councils.
As for the number of seats, Chyne said the KHADC has passed a resolution to increase the seats to 37-35 MDCs through election and two MDCs are to be nominated wherein one should be a woman. However, the number of seats the Committee has recommended for KHADC is 40. This time, however, the a large chunk of the party MLAs have decided to put their weight behind Pyngrope and write to the AICC to effect the change in the party leadership in Meghalaya, sources revealed today.
Pyngrope had recently expressed his desire to lead the party and had even stated that he was ready to take on the responsibility.
It may be mentioned that the tenure of the present party president is expiring in December this year. The MLAs in favour of Pyngrope, stated that if elected as the president, the senior Congress leader would be of great help for the party since he has command over the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region and is quite popular among the masses.
Sources have revealed that the name of Ampareen Lyngdoh has also cropped up as a possible successor to Dr Celestine Lyngdoh, with the party legislators stating that she had all the potential to lead the party in the state, but the general voice among the MLAs is that Pyngrope was better suited for the role.
“We don’t have much time as Assembly elections are just two years away from now and we have to prepare ourselves from now. Electing Charles Pyngrope as MPCC president would be one major factor in strengthening the party,” some MLAs said.
The MLAs also maintained that they had no complaints against the incumbent president but they want a party president who is more active and responsive to the affairs of the party.
It may be mentioned that the election of the MPCC president is held every three years.