Shillong, March 16: BJP’s Manifesto for the upcoming election to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Meghalaya promises to transform Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) into a Territorial Council with more power, more department and direct funding from the Centre by speeding up the Amendment to the Sixth Schedule in the Centre.
Stressing on the key issues that revolve around Garo Hills, BJP promises to frame separate rules for the GHADC, even as the Saffron party committed to abolish the non Scheduled areas and empower the traditional bodies to take up local administration, protecting the interest of the people in the scheduled areas .
Releasing the bilingual manifesto, BJP Meghalaya Unit President Ernest Mawrie said BJP will introduce separate electoral roll in GHADC.
“Like now some of the name of the voters, non tribals has been deleted, so it is very palatial when you allow to vote (Non Tribal) in pain area for other community, and all those Genuine Non Tribal those who reside in Garo Hills, they should have a right to participate in the District council poll, but very unfortunate like in Tura Town most of the names of our Genuine non tribal who stays in Tura their name has been deleted from the electoral roll,” the Meghalaya BJP chief said.
“We request people to vote for BJP in Garo Hills so that we form an EC free from corruption and focus on Development, “ Mawrie said.
Other points include BJP will authorize the local heads over the resources and minerals available in their jurisdiction. Talking about Local Self Governance, the manifesto says, BJP will empower the people through Local Self Governance by electing local bodies at the grass root level under Village Councils for mass participation in terms of development, upliftment and employment of the locals.
Another key issue that the saffron party promises was to cut down the collection of taxes by the State Government in the Scheduled areas and minimise the shares given to the State Government as it has hampered the Council financially. BJP promises to introduce the online revenue collection system to enhance the working mechanism of the GHADC.
BJP in its manifesto mentioned about Education, employability, women in Governance, Garo customary laws beside others.
