Shillong, May 31: VPP chief Ardent Basaiawmoit has announced to continue his hunger strike until the government issues a notification stating that an expert committee to review the reservation policy is constituted.

Informing this, VPP General Secretary Dr Ricky Syngkon said that in the meeting of the roster reservation Committee on Wednesday, a resolution was taken and it was unanimously agreed that the committee will write to the State government to form an expert committee of legal and constitutional experts.

He said till the time the notification is not out, Basaiawmoit will continue his hunger strike.

Basaiawmoit began his indefinite hunger strike in Shillong on May 23, 2023, demanding the state government to review the Job Reservation Policy, which currently provides 40% reservation to the Khasi-Jaintia community, 40% to the Garo community, 5 percent to other tribes, and 15% seats are open or general seats.

Spokesperson of the MDA government Ampareen Lyngdoh, who also heads the govt committee on reservation roster, has earlier invited the VPP chief for discussions and wanted him to be part of the Committee on Reservation Roster. To this effect, the Govt also reconstituted the committee by including VPP as a member and also expanding the scope of the committee to discuss the reservation policy.

However, Basaiawmoit is steadfast in continuing his hunger strike till some concrete steps are taken towards his demands.