There has been no movement on the selection of members for the expert committee to look at the roster system and job reservation policy because political parties have not submitted their suggestions and recommendations based on which the committee will be constituted.
This was stated by cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, who is the chairperson of the committee.
“There is no change in status because there have been no suggestions, no questions, nothing has come to us,” Lyngdoh said when asked by reporters on the status. “How do we constitute a committee? Who will be the members of the committee? It will be based on what are the queries that are asked. Is it logical for me to constitute a committee that has nothing to study?”
“We cannot even think of having a search committee if you do not even know what you are looking at.”
Lyngdoh said that political parties have been reminded repeatedly to submit their observations, perspectives and understanding on the reservation policy and roster system.
“There have been some press statements from some political parties but those are mere statements I cannot take what is said in the media. I have to understand what is said. There was an observation in one of the media reports that the word perspective was not written but let me tell you it is perspective application.”
On a pressure group from Garo Hills demanding retrospective implementation of the roster and setting a deadline, she said that giving a deadline is not the correct way to do things but if they come forward, the government is willing to hold talks.
Talking about the demand from a non-tribal group for 15 per cent reservation, she said, “I cannot just look at somebody demanding 15 per cent to be included and ignore the rest of the others who are members of the committee. Justification also has to be there.”
