National People's Party backs Pema Khandu in MAC memorandum issue

Leaders of Arunachal NPP (National People's Party) have extended support to State Chief Minister Pema Khandu in the MAC
National People's Party backs Pema Khandu in MAC memorandum issue

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ITANAGAR: Leaders of Arunachal NPP (National People's Party) have extended support to State Chief Minister Pema Khandu in the MAC (Mon Autonomous Council) issue particularly with respect to his acceptance of a memorandum by the Monpa community recently.

"The MAC (Mon Autonomous Council) covering Tawang and West Kameng districts and the Patkai Autonomous Council (PAC) covering Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts was taken up for political reasons to topple the then State government headed by Chief Minister Gegong Apang," said the statement of NPP.

"Apang had facilitated its approval in the State Assembly as a resolution on February 16, 2004. Since then all the Chief Ministers of the State, including Mukut Mithi, Dorjee Khandu, Jarbom Gamlin and Nabam Tuki had dittoed it for which the present Chief Minister, Pema Khandu cannot be blamed," the NPP leaders added. Referring to the allegations by the 'All Nyishi Youth Association' (ANYA) against Chief Minister Pema Khandu that he had instigated the issue again on July 29 last by accepting a memorandum from the Monpa community during a function at Tawang raising the demand for autonomy, the NPP leaders said that India being a democratic nation, anyone could demand anything for which no leader can be blamed.

"The ANYA not only blamed Khandu for the new development but also demanded his resignation," they said.

There are examples of granting autonomous councils in the Northeast – three in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram and one in Tripura — because those States are under the Sixth Schedule of Constitution of India. However, it is not possible in Arunachal Pradesh as the State is under the Fifth Schedule, the statement said.

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