KHADC opposes Centre’s move to increase number of seats

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 24, 2019

SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council has decided to oppose the move to increase the number of seats from 30 to 40. 

The unanimous decision was taken at a meeting convened by the KHADC chief Teinwell Dkhar with all the members of the Council here on Tuesday. 

After the meeting, Dkhar told reporters that the meeting has resolved not to accept the proposal to increase the number of seats in the KHADC.

“We want the seats for elected representatives to remain at 29 while the nominated seat should be increased from one to two,” he said. 

The chief executive member said that the decision taken by the Council is final and would be placed before the upcoming meeting of the committee headed by the district council affairs minister James K Sangma on September 26.

Asked, chairman of the Council Pynshngain N Syiem said increasing the number of seats will only bring unnecessary burden to the KHADC, which is facing financial crisis. 

“The Centre can only make proposal but the responsibility to pay salary lies with the autonomous district council,” he said. 

Syiem said due to financial problems, the GHADC and JHADC could not pay salary to their employees for many months.