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UDP promises job reservation for disabled

Shillong, Feb 5: The United Democratic Party (UDP) on Wednesday released a 20-point manifesto for council polls scheduled for Feb 21 and assured to implement 3 per cent job reservation for persons with disabilities (PwDs).

The UDP is also against uranium mining and uniform civil code.

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The manifesto release event was in the presence of cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh, former KHADC chief Titosstarwell Chyne, general secretary Jemino Mawthoh, MLAs, MDCs, leaders and workers of the party at its head office here.

The UDP is fielding 23 candidates for KHADC and 16 for JHADC.

Speaking to reporters,  Chyne said, “We seek to reserve 3 percent job reservation for PWDs in the district council. This is for the first time that any party has taken up this issue”.

“We want more power for the ADCs especially regarding the ownership of land and with reference to paragraph 3 of the Sixth Schedule”, he said.

“We also demand review of the para 12 (a) (b) of the Constitution of India and also we would like to change the criteria or the condition with the Governor of the state with reference to giving assent to any bills passed by the ADCs in the context of Article 200 of the Constitution of India,” he said.

The party also advocated the need to  implement the spirit of the anti-defection law in all the ADCs, Chyne said.

According to him, this will help in preventing defection of MDCs after the elections.

He said the party is against the idea to include or nominate the MDCs from the unrepresented tribes

The manifesto also emphasised the importance of clean governance besides promoting the traditional medicine practitioners.

Protection of forests and sacred groves and implementation of the solid waste management Act in letter and spirit are other points.

Regarding mining of minerals, the UDP leader said, “The mining of minerals should be in corroboration with the land Bill especially the right of ownership of the indigenous tribal.”

“We want to encourage all 54 Himas to have their own Acts because most of them now don’t have their own Acts. Out of 54, I think only 24 have their own Acts. To strengthen their functions and powers and objectives it is better for each and every elaka or hima to have their own respective Acts” Chyne said.

He added, “We would like to organise more activities to promote traditional customs, traditional dresses, traditional cultures. We will continue with the Monolith Festival and we would like to organize in a big way in collaboration with the state government.”

On the border dispute with neighbouring Assam, the UDP leader said, “Our stand is very firm that the boundaries of elakas should be the boundary of the state of Meghalaya.”

“That is why in the last EC, the boundary committee under my chairmanship have already submitted a full report regarding all areas under dispute to the government and I think the government should take into consideration our report as we have given all the materials regarding the ownership of land with reference to the papers or documents submitted by the Himas,’ he said.

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