Mawphlang NPP MDC, Lamphrang Blah is set to be elected as chairman of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) after the opposition Congress decided not to field a candidate for the election during the special session slated on Monday.
Blah filed his nomination today for the election to the post. He was Blah was accompanied by MDCs from the ruling United Democratic Alliance coalition in the council.
The post remained vacant after Sohryngkham NPP MDC, Pyniaid Sing Syiem resigned on January 31.
The Governor’s notification on the special session was issued on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress had claimed the Governor’s decision to convene the special session of the council for the election of its chairman on February 7 is against the provision laid down in the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, 1951.
Congress parliamentary party leader in the KHADC, PN Syiem had told reporters yesterday that the office of Deputy Chairman has fixed the date for filing of nomination on Friday but the Autonomous District Rules clearly state that it should be one day before the election of chairman.
“If we go by the rules, then the day of filing of nomination should fall on Sunday. The DCA (District Council Affairs department) and the Governor’s Secretariat should have studied the AD Rules to ensure that the notification, issued for fixing the special session, does not contradict the AD rules,” Syiem had said.
