SHILLONG, DEC 17: The committee headed by the deputy chief minister Rowel Lyngdoh has given a month’s time to the traditional chiefs to submit their views and suggestions with regard to the Benami Act and Tenancy Bill.
The decision was taken at a meeting convened by Lyngdoh with the traditional chiefs from at least six Himas – Mylliem, Khyrim, Nongkhlaw, Sohra, Langrin and Maharam under Khasi Hills region on Wednesday.
The government has given the committee the responsibility to examine the Meghalaya Benami Transaction Prohibition, Act 1980 and reframing the Tenancy Verification Bill.
The Rowel committee is one of three committees constituted by the state government as an exercise to come up with the proposed comprehensive mechanism to curb influx and illegal immigration into the state.
“The committee has agreed to extend the time for receiving the views and suggestions of the Himas on these two laws to a month,” a representative of Hima Khyrim Morningstar Sumer told reporters after the meeting.
Sumer informed that the reason for seeking extension of time is because the committee has failed to give more time to the Himas to study the two laws before submitting their views and suggestions.
“The letter issued by the committee on December 8, has however reached the office of the respective dorbar Himas only on December 10 informing about today’s meeting,” Sumer said and added that this is the reason representatives from the Himas could not give any views and opinion on the issue.
Sumer further expressed concern on the manner the committee has circulated the invitation to the Himas. He said,“The committee is being too selective to invite only six dorbar Himas and out of the six Himas only four have attended the meeting.”
It may be mentioned that there are over 50 Himas only in Khasi Hills region.
Sumer said another issue which the Himas have expressed concern is on the proposed amendment of the Benami Transaction Act as it is without any preamble. He said, “Without a preamble how can we understand the mind of the government’s proposal to bring amendment to the act.” He said that a preamble is a statement of intend declaring the purpose and intend of the act.- By Our Reporter
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