Shillong, Jan 12: KHNAM legislator Adelbert Nongrum has threatened to boycott the celebrations during the 50th year of statehood if the government fails to address atleast five issues put forward by him.
In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday, Nongrum demanded the state government to revisit the reservation policy for appointments to various services/posts under the state government and provide for a separate reservation policy for academics/admissions.
“Even after fifty years, as a legislature, we have failed to come up with an enactment of a proper legislative act and law that will govern the reservation in appointment(s) within the state of Meghalaya and we still seek to rely on an old aged resolution, let aside revisiting the suitability of the said age old reservation policy, to the present day demography of the population,” he said.
The other demands include enhancement of upper-age limit for 5 years in appointment to various services/posts from the age of 27 in general category to 32 and from 32 for SC/ST to 37, creation of separate Meghalaya state cadre for IAS, IPS, IFS and others, relocation of Harijan Colony and solution to boundary issue.
