KAM Meghalaya’s independent candidate for South Shillong Angela Rangad today unveiled her manifesto along with five ‘ethical commitments’ and action for the first 100 days as MLA both in the constituency and in the assembly.
Under the ethical commitments, Rangad said that the MLA office will be a public authority and it will also disclose all the information around usage of MLA funds and other initiatives proactively on a “Transparency Portal” and a mobile app for South Shillong. She also committed to be on minimum wage of a daily wage earner till her goal of setting up welfare boards for domestic workers and gig and platform workers (rapido riders, swiggy, zomato, amazon and other delivery persons) and private school teachers.
She also promised that her salary shall go towards one of her 100 days promise of setting up a People’s Rights & Facilitation Center, which would make access to rights and entitlements convenient, corruption-free, and time bound for all the residents and to only use government health facilities for her and her family for all health issues and to never use red beacon, if elected MLA.
“I challenge Sanbor Shullai for a public debate. Where are the accounts of the last 15 years?” Rangad said.
The manifesto, “People’s Action Plan for South Shillong and Solutions for Meghalaya”, which was laid out in an innovative newspaper design highlights some of the key state level reforms and legislations she would like to bring including a Meghalaya Right to Grievance Redress, Accountability, and Transparency Act, Meghalaya Fairness in Government Contract Bill, Meghalaya Social Security Act, and Equal Pay for Equal Work amongst others.
She emphasised on expanding NREGA to 150 days as well as creating an Urban NREGA starting with peri-urban areas in Meghalaya and to reform the quality of education and preparing children for the 21st century in her solutions for Meghalaya.
The manifesto also consists of legislative and governance solutions for the issues of water, health, personal freedoms and civil liberties, public transportation, health and nutrition and tourism.
