Meghalaya Govt to Convene Meeting to Discuss Harijan Panchayat Committee’s Request Seeking More Time
First Published: 27th August, 2024 18:18 IST
The HPC has requested that the next meeting on the issue be postponed until the last week of September.
The Meghalaya government will soon convene a meeting to discuss the letter sent by the Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC) seeking more time on taking a final decision on the relocation issue, said Deputy Chief Minister who is also in charge of Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong.
Tynsong who is also the chairman of the High-Level Committee constituted by the state government to make necessary decisions on the relocation of 342 families from Them Iew Mawlong, said that the government will convene the meeting with the concerned departments later this week, review and discuss the recent correspondence from the HPC and take a call.
Speaking to Northeast Live, Tynsong said, “I have seen the letter sent by HPC this morning. I think we will sit down to discuss it among ourselves within this week, then we will take a call and decide,” said the Deputy Chief Minister.
After the 15-day time granted by the state government to the HPC for communicating its final decision on the proposal expired on Monday, it requested the government to give it more time to respond to the government’s proposal for the relocation of 342 families.
In a statement, Gurjit Singh, Secretary of the HPC said that this timeframe is inadequate for consulting key leaders and organizations within the Sikh community.
The Committee plans to seek advice from prominent Sikh authorities, including the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in Amritsar, and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, among others. Given the current engagements and prior commitments of these leaders, they will be unavailable for consultation for the next two to three weeks.
The HPC has requested that the next meeting on the issue be postponed until the last week of September.
“The Committee is hopeful that by that time, they will be able to present a well-considered response that reflects the consensus of the broader community,” the Committee said in the statement.
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