TURA, May 5: The A·chik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima has lashed out at Congress state president and Shillong MP Vincent Pala for taking sides on the Roster System issue charging him with taking sides on behalf of one community instead of looking into the big picture and the welfare of all communities in the state.
The ACHIK organization has rubbished the statement of Vincent Pala as hogwash for cautioning the Meghalaya Government not to take 1972 as a cut off year on the issue of Roster System.
“Pala should know better that Roster System is the verdict of the High Court and the press statement of Deputy Chief Minister on 10 April, 2023 affirms that the High Court has remain at the pedestal of 1972 as a cut off year,” said ACHIK general Secretary and advocate Bernita R Marak.
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As the verdict was given by the High Court after fact findings that the Garos were not given due representation for the last 50 years in accordance with the Meghalaya Job Reservation Policy,1972, the question of communal tension should not be for personal gain as it is the question of Right, Equity and Justice for the very issue is in connection with the right and justice and does not concern with the communal angle whatsoever, said Marak.
She said that the A·chik Community has been a victim for 50 years to which Mr. Pala was blindfolded and commenting words like ‘communal’ against the justice and equity that the High Court has sanctioned, is of small mind.
“The leader has to look into the justice and equity of all communities and Mr. Pala being a leader of one esteemed party cannot speak on behalf of only one community but should have stood for the justice of all.
If at all Mr. Pala is ready to compensate the youths and the unemployed of the A·chik Community due to the loss of equity and justice of 50 years financially, he should not be uttering such words,” cautioned the ACHIK leader.
One should know that the Roster System is the verdict of the High Court and any political spoils of these, afflicts the injustices to the A·chik Community, the ball will again go into the Court and if need be even to the Apex of the Country, warns the ACHIK organization and it stated that it was a matter of regret that a leader of such high level (Pala) could stoop so low on such an issue of justice and equity.
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