ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Apr 18: Taking strong exception to the state government decision to create  Mon and Patkai  Autonomous District  Councils , Students  United Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) today urged the state government to immediately revoke its decision  failing which the organization has threatened to go for democratic movement from April 28 next.

Addressing media persons at press club today, President SUMAA Tagru Tame claimed that such decision will never benefit the common people but rather divide the state and its people.

Asserting that the decision to create ADC is totally for political benefits, he also anticipated future political and demographical damages.

‘ADC is in direct contradiction with the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act of 1873, the re-organization of North Eastern States 1972 and the Arunachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1997 that will create series of discrepancy in the state machinery system,’ he said.He further opined  that under sixth schedule of  constitution, ADC has been given more power than the local governments  and  the ADC  has power to decide if a state legislation on subject matters under the autonomous councils should apply to their territories or not, so its proves that ADC will run parallel government in the state.

‘Giving green signal to ADC means giving equal rights to all refugees like Chakma-Hajong and Tibetans as there are norms to appoint at least four members from underprivileged society directly by the Governor,’ he asserted while demanding immediate revocation of the decision.

General Secretary SUMAA Suraj Ligu also termed the move a political agenda citing that few senior political leaders also agree to this fact.

‘There is already a separate department for three disturbed districts – Tirap, Changlang and Longding called DoTCL where crore of funds are being sanctioned  every year, despite that if government  decides to  form  ADC  for these three districts then it is sure that militant groups like NSCN  is going to take over  the control of  all three districts,’ he reasoned.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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