Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong today mocked North Shillong MLA Adelbert Nongrum for “playing political drama” by going on a protest over issues that the government “has taken up and tried to resolve”.
Speaking to media persons here today, Tynsong said, “I don’t understand what Nongrum meant by going on this protest. All the issues raised by him have already been taken up by the government and are under process. You cannot solve things overnight.” Tynsong said.
“What I want to say is that you should play a political drama. This is nothing but a political drama. You have a platform. The people have sent you to the Assembly to debate all these issues in the House. There is no need for these kinds of political drama,”
The deputy chief minister said that issues such as increasing the upper age limit for government jobs, relocation of settlers from Sweepers Colony, settlement of the boundary dispute etc have already been taken up by the State government and are under process.
It may be mentioned that Nongrum who has decided not to celebrate the golden jubilee of Meghalaya’s statehood has yesterday embarked on a sit-in protest at Malki Ground here.
Nongrum said that his protest would end on January 22. He said that the protest is to remind the State government that it needs to show sincerity to resolve the issues he had raised in his memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma a few days back.
Nongrum had six days ago submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma containing demands which included review of the existing reservation policy on employment and higher studies, relaxation of upper age limit for government jobs, shifting of settlers from Sweepers Colony, solution to boundary dispute and bifurcation of joint-cadre system with Assam.
