Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) to discuss on the implementation of the roster system in the job recruitment in the state.
Speaking to reporters, Sangma said after giving a presentation during the meeting, MLAs and leaders of the MDA partners have given their views and suggestions and we have noted them down.
He informed that decision has already been taken in regards to the roster system. “That’s the line we are moving forward and now we are reaching out to all stakeholders and MLAs and explaining to them on what system the government is following.”
When asked, Sangma said, “It is unanimous in the sense that they have taken the points, they have understood, they have appreciate the different points we have made, they have still a lot of doubts as I said I tried to explain some points as you can understand it is complicated so it is more complicated than what I told you just now. So there are many scenarios which will develop through that, many complications, so all those things were explained to them so whatever they could grasp at that point in time I am sure they have found it satisfactory.”
“But they have a lot of questions and said please allow us to absorb what has been shown to us, a lot of information was shown and they have said that will discuss it and if necessary if we have more doubts we will come back,” he added.
On the statement of the KHNAM that discussing the roster system without touching the reservation policy would be meaningless, Sangma said, “Talking roster and not touching reservation policy is not going to make any sense that is not correct at all because reservation is a different subject but a reservation without a roster is meaningless.”
“You have to understand what a roster is. The roster is basically a scheme or a process or a schedule to implement the reservation policy in letter and spirit,” he said.
With regards to the demand for reviewing the reservation policy based on population, the chief minister said that the broader discussion on the reservation policy is something that is not going to be discussed in yesterday, today and tomorrow’s meeting.
“These three days have been specifically kept for roster system, to implement the roster system in view of the court order and to ensure that the reservation policy which is made in 1972 is implemented in letter and spirit,” he said.