Traditional village dorbar are allowed to permit only common platform for public meeting of pol parties: DCA

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJanuary 31, 2025

The District Council Affairs department on Friday said traditional dorbar shnong that had decided to permit only a common platform for public meeting of political parties and independent candidates are allowed to do so.

This was in continuation to its order issued on Thursday.

“In continuation this office letter…dated January 30, 2025, wherein this department had instructed all deputy commissioners to request the headman/dorbar shnong to allow public meetings of all political parties including independent candidates for free and fair conduct of election 2025.

It is hereby further clarified that those headman/dorbar shnong that had decided to permit only common platform for public meeting of political parties and independent candidates are allowed to do so,” DCA deputy secretary M Shira Kshir said in a letter issued on Friday.

DCA directed Dorbar Shnong & Headman to allow public meeting of all political parties & Independent Candidates

The letter was forwarded to all the  District Election Officers (DEOs) and Returning Officers (ROs) of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi, East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills and the Sub-Divisional Officers (SDOs) of Amlarem, Pynursla, Patharkhmah, Mawshynrut and Ranikor for necessary compliance.