The Hynniewtrep National Youth Movement (HNYM) on Friday demanded from the chief minister to call for a special session to discuss the need to review the Reservation Policy and on how to go ahead with the implementation of the Roster System.
Speaking to media persons, HNYM President Louis Dohtdong said that they are not against the roster system but it should either be implemented prospectively from the date of the notifying the office memorandum (MO) or it is up to the wisdom of the government with regard to the cut off year but it should not be from 1972.
Dohtdong expressed concern on the continuous pressure from Garo Hills region to continue with the implementation of the roster system from the year 1972 and alleged that this is purely biased towards the Garo community.
“We want to make it clear that we are not against the roster system but we are against the cut off year hence we demand from the Chief Minister to convene a Special Session to review the Reservation policy and on how to go ahead with the roster system” said Dohtdong.
Dohtdong said that the HNYM also demands from the state government to review and freshly implement the reservation policy as per population as Khasi-Jaintia community are more when compared to the Garo community.
While condemning the A·chik Conscious Holistic Integrated Krima (ACHIK) for demanding that the cut-off year for the implementation of the Roster System to be 1972, Dohtdong alleged that the Garo Hills-based social organisation is being greedy.
He added that the Garos communities are the ones who have benefited from the reservation policy that allocates 40 per cent for Khasi-Jaintia category and 40 per cent for Garos.
“The HNYM is ready to come to the streets if the state government continues to implement the roster system from 1972 as this cut off year is unfair to the Khasi-Jaintia community” he added.