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Acid test for the National Parties in Polls 2018

Former Congress Home Minister, R.G. Lyngdoh, belonging to a family of politicians, right from his father Peter G. Marbaniang, and also his sister Ampareen Lyngdoh, being cabinet Minister of the Congress led-Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government, has in a straight forward, statement, said that time has come for a change, and that an alternate government should come about. R.G. Lyngdoh, has reflected the mood of the people that enough is enough. Yet this wish might not come about, if the opposition parties, do not form an alliance or understanding, to dislodge the present set up, of the Congress led coalition.

Indeed, the mood of the general electorate is for bringing about a change. However at the present moment, there is no sign that any party, whether national or regional, can of its own win the required number in forming the government. For the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a challenging entry, specially against the Congress, in the up coming assembly elections. It would therefore be an acid test for both of these two national parties to be locking horns.

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Ramdas Bandu Athawale maiden visit to shillong

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and leader of Republican Party of India (RPI) A Ramdas Bandu Athawale paid a visit to shillong to officially establish his party in the region. 

Speaking on a public meeting Shri Athawale remind the public that RPI (A) is a party that was established on the principle of Baba Ambedkar hence the main objective of this party is to help in the upliftment of the minorities. He stress on ensuring that the central government is doing all it can to ensure that people with disabilities get equal justice in terms of education, jobs in both state and central sector and equal pension for long terms. He asked the State Government to strictly follow the guidelines of 4 per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in the State Government jobs. He also said he would write to the state government to setup up more government schools for differently abled children in the state as there is only private school for disabled children. He assured the people that the centre is ready to grant fund for establishment of such schools.

He stress on saying that the party is not against any reservation but instead reservation should be given to those deserving candidate. Shri Athawale is quite impressed with the co-existence in the state where people of different communities continued to live in peace and harmony but criticized the government for lack of development.

Interestingly the Minister want the Government of Meghalaya to follow a similar law like Assam where a maximum of 15 percent deduction of salary of state government employees if there not looking after their aged parents.

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TRIPURA SIT STARTS INVESTIGATION INTO SHANTANU MURDER CASE

Despite stir for handing over the investigation of TV journalist Shantanu Bhowmik (28) murder case, Tripura Government constituted a fivemember Special Investigative Team (SIT) headed by Inspector General (IG) TSR and Training G S Rao.

Shantanu was murdered by unknown miscreants during a clash between CPI-M and tribal based Indigenous Peoples’ Front of Tripura (IPFT) supporters at Mandwi in Jirania subdivision on September 20 last in a mysterious circumstance that triggered uproar over the incident. Except ruling CPI-M and Agartala Press Club, all other political parties and Working Journalists organisations opposed SIT and demanded CBI probe while Congress asked for judicial enquiry by a sitting high court judge.

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Comingone Ymbon to look into MPWU concerns

The ongoing peaceful protest by the Progressive Workers Union (MPWU) of the MeECL gain momentum when the Mr Comingone Ymbon Power Minister assured them that he will look into their concerns personally.

The Minister said he will look into the matter and he will gather information from the Management of MeECL. Meanwhile the union will continue its black flag and lunch time protest meetings across the state until the management called up for open discussions with MPWU on the various demands.

The demand of the workers include Leave, Gratuity and leave, Overtime, Bonus, PF, Employers State Insurance or ESI to ensure health coverage, accident compensation, Maternity benefits, crèches, protection from Sexual Harassment etc should be accorded to all workers of MeECL.

The Union will again meet the Labour Minister on Tuesday 24th October in this regard.