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Rohingya Crisis

SEVEN SISTERS BEWARE CHILDREN OF LESSER GODS WILL HARM YOU

The Rohingya refugees, practically speaking, are children of lesser gods. We all sympathise with them. However, the danger Muslim refugees of Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other Arab countries are posing to UK, Germany, France and other European Nations indeed causes serious concern for India in the wake of mass migration of the Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

Persecuted by the Myanmar Army, some 389,000 Rohingya have already entered into Bangladesh that shares 4,096-km long international border with India. It is here where the danger of Rohingiya factor looms large. The Modi Government at the Centre has already announced that India would not give shelter to Rohingya and they would be pushed back if they come here.

Nearly 40,000 Rohingya have already entered India and have started creating problems in a number of states including highly sensitive Jammu and Kashmir state. The Union Home Ministry has officially acknowledged that 10,000 Rohingya are living illegally in Jammu. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Rohingya are also living illegally (besides Jammu) in Haryana, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Chennai.

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MSSASA demands for Renumeration

The Meghalaya Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Schools Association SSA Schools Association (MSSASA) has demanded the government to release their arrears and salaries at the earliest in a press release today. The demand was addressed to W.R. Lyngdoh Secretary Education Department Government of Meghalaya and Ambrose Ch. Marak State Project Director (SPD) SSA, SEMAM.

The MSSASA central Body President Aristotle C. Rymbai has expressed displeasure over the irregularity since the commencement of the current academic year. The SSA teachers’ salaries was supposed to be paid at the earliest of February 2017 for the financial year 2016-17 yet the 8 months Arrears is still pending till date.

This irregularity is not new phenomena as it has also occurred in the past. The organisation raised question on the incompetent of the authority and as to why the Education Department and the State Implementation Society SSA-SEMAM cannot fulfil their rightful demands. 

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YOGI FULFILLS NAMO DREAMS

Recentlly, Mr Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited, Varanasi where the noticeable element was this that he outrightlly appreciated and endorsed his dreams by saying Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is translating on ground.This is palpable that Yogi Adityanath has always remained in the limelight ever since he was sworn-in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in March this year. With his government completing six months in office, Adityanath released a detailed ‘white paper’ on the working of previous government in the state, his own government policies and achievements since March. While the Adityanath-led BJP government claims to have fulfilled most of the promises, it made during the election campaign, the opposition has stepped up the attack on the ruling party by claiming that have outnumbered the hits. If we go back, we would be encountering several remarkable steps which was taken under his leadership. In his first state Cabinet meeting, the Adityanathled government waived off farm loans to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore. Described as populist and a quick fix measure to win brownie points, the move is believed to have benefitted around `86 lakh small and marginal farmers. Four days into office, the Adityanath-led Opportunities for the completion of six-month term. Information about the achievements of his government in the press conference, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government launched a crackdown on illegal slaughter houses, prompting strong reactions from the meat traders. Besides unlicensed private slaughter houses, many government-owned slaughterhouses too closed down due to license issues, leading to a severe shortage of meat in the state. People from the Kasai community and meat traders were the ones who were severely hit by this decision.

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Pynkhlainborlang Mukhim UDP candidate

The United Democratic Party UDP has announced Pynkhlainborlang Mukhim as its candidate for the upcoming election for Mawryngkneng constituency. Speaking at the function the UDP president Dr. Donkupar Roy said “from today each and every one of us needs to work hard to make sure that your candidate becomes victorious in the upcoming election. Stating that the alliance of the UDP-HSPDP is to unite the people of the state, he said, “We request the people to support this attempt by both the regional parties to unite the indigenous people of the state.

Meanwhile the newly selected UDP candidate from Mawryngkneng Pynkhlainborlang Mukhim had promise to upgrade the PHC into a CHC at Mawryngkneng if he is elected as the representative to the legislative assembly in the upcoming election.

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KHNAM shed Tears

It was an unprecedented drama, within the four walls of a legislative council, that happened in the Khasi Hills District Council, as the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement member (KHNAM), broke-down and shed tears, as his no con-fidence motion against the ruling Peoples Democratic Forum (PDF) led by, P.N. Syiem, was rejected by the Council Chairman L.G. Nongsiej, which got the support of only six opposition, belonging to the United Democratic Party (UDP), Six members of the Congress did not say yes or no. Albert Nongrum openly wept and had to be consoled by the Chief Executive Member and leader of the House, P.N. Syiem.

The no-confidence relate for non withdrawal of rule 128 allowing non-tribals in participating in the District Council elections, appointment of agents for issuing labour licence and issuing of illegal trading license.