SHILLONG, OCT 17: The conglomerate of thirteen traditional village heads under the banner of the ‘Synjuk Ki Rangbah Shnong Nongthymmai Pyllun (SKRSNP)’ has unanimously decided to opposed the proposed ‘Regulation of Landlord and Verification of Tenants Bill 2013’ of the state government to check influx citing that it is totally against the “indigenous customary law”.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the SKRSNP which includes rangbah shnongs of Nongrim Hills, Nongshilliang, Pohkseh, Rynjah, Lapalang, Lumbatngen, Lumiawblot, Demthring, Nongkhyriem, Lawjynriew, Lumsohphoh, Lumdiengsoh and Lumpyngngad held at Nongshilliang on Wednesday.
While rejecting the demand of the ngos for implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, the state government has decided to introduce the Regulation and Landlord and Verification of Tenants Bill 2013 as part of its comprehensive mechanism to address the problem of influx.
“We strongly protest the move of the state government to introduce the Bill since it is against our customary law,” SKRSNP chairman WB Najiar said in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to them, the present practice of the Dorbar Shnong according to the customary law is running and functioning smoothly and is helping to curb influx in many ways and forms.
After deliberating on the draft tenancy bill, the members of the Synjuk further stated that they have also found that the proposed Bill is not at all feasible in the manner and ways that the traditional bodies are functioning.
“The proposed bill will affect both the landowners as well as the indigenous tenants of the state,” they asserted.
They however suggested, “The government should give more power to the traditional bodies to curb and check influx at different level.”
Further the Synjuk also urge the Autonomous District Councils to take up serious step to implement in letter and spirit the powers and functions of the Dorbar Shnong as enshrine in the Sixth Scheduled of the Indian Constitution.
The Synjuk also condemned what according to them was irresponsible and baseless allegation of the Mylliem legislator RV Lyngdoh that the Dorbar Shnong, Syiems are responsible to the influx since they are issuing no objection certificates (NOCs) for trade license and certificates in the assembly recently.
“Lyngdoh should know that all these NOCs are being issued by the government authority and district councils and the power to grant and not to grant lies absolutely with them,” the chairman said adding “We urge the MLA to refrain from such immature comment in future.”
Meanwhile, the Synjuk also expressed deep concern over the incident of arsons and destructions to private and public properties.
“We appeal to all the NGOs and Dorbar Shnongs to take serious step to check such incident acted by the anti-social elements and miscreants taking advantage of the present deteriorating law and order situation,” the release added. – By Our Reporter
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