Shillong, April 17: The president of the Voice of the People’s Party (VPP), Ardent Miller Basawiamoit, on Monday demanded putting on hold all job recruitments till reservation policy is properly reviewed.

The VPP kickstarted the first phase of their series of rallies on Monday at Madan Heh, Mawlai. The motive of these rallies is to provide proper and correct perspective to the public on the unjust implementation of the roster system based on the unfair premise of the existing state job reservation policy. The party will organise a rally at Iawmusiang, Jowai on April 19 and another one at Jaiaw on April 20.

Speaking at the rally, VPP chief Ardent said that the party is not against the Roster System but seeks an urgent need to revive the Reservation Policy, which is affecting the educated unemployed youth of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills region.

The VPP chief also demanded that the government should constitute a Special Committee with intellectual members from both the communities – Khasi & Jaintia – and from the Garo community. The committee will discuss the matter pertaining to the issue of implementation of the roster system and the state job reservation policy and an amicable solution can be reached benefiting both the communities.