SHILLONG, DEC 16: Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council-KHADC- chief executive member Adelbert Nongrum said KHADC will take stern action against erring traditional heads who often abuse their powers by violating human rights of the residents in their respective jurisdiction.
Nongrum statement gains significance in the wake of the ostracization by Mawkhli village dorbar sordar Blestar Wahspeh of a family whose mother had refused to allow the village to cut the forget-me-not plant in her compound during a clean drive.
The village dorbar took offence to her objection and went to the extent of withholding the annual report cards of her four innocent children.
Condemning such an act of the dorbar shnong and the sordar against the family and the four children, Nongrum said on Tuesday, “We will take action as per law of the land against any such erring traditional heads.”
Nongrum said such acts tantamount to gross human rights violation. He said, “We would soon conduct an inquiry into the issue where even children are made victims for no faults of theirs.”
Stating that KHADC would soon summon the sordar, Nongrum promised, “The council would also sit to decide on the action to be taken on the issue.”- By Our Reporter
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