BJP Proved to be Majority with 18
MACs,
Cong absent,BJP in a Position to News
Form Ministry,
But No Discussion held, Session under
Suspension, as CEM Debojeet Thaosen and Dy. Chairman
T.K.Deb Resign
Haflong, October 17,2015 : The BJP party MACs proved themselves to
be majority in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council with 18 MACs in a
Special Session convened today on 17th October 2015 and the ruling Congress
reduced to minority with only 11 MACs. The Chief Executive member of North
Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Debojeet
Thaosen and Dy.Chairman Tushar Kanti Deb tendered resignation following their
Congress Party reduced to minority in the Council, which was announced by the
Chairman Ngamrothang Hmar in the session.
No discussion could be held in the session as the chairman left
the hall just after announcing the resignations of the CEM and Dy.Chairman,
stating that the question of ‘No Confidential Motion’ arise when the CEM have
resigned and announced the session over.BJP MACs like Athong Lenthang, Prakanta
Warisa, Mihir Gorlosa, Niranjan Hojai, Debolal Gorlosa and others urged the
Chairman to stay and allow them discuss about the matter for next session as
well as about the demands of the employees. Mr. Hmar, however, paid no heed but
left the hall without discussion possible.
This left the future course of action in dark, no time fixed for
next meeting but the session in suspension.
Thereafter, the
MACs present held discussion about their next step, and decided to forward the
resignation letters of the CEM and Dy.Chairman to the Governor of Assam with a
request to depute conductor for the next meeting, and other matters and left
the hall.
The BJP want to
select its leader (CEM) soon to form new ministry. However, nothing is certain
as there was no discussion. They all, then, went to BJP party office where they
were received with warm welcome and felicitated by the party leaders and
members with huge gathering.
Earlier, the
Governor of Assam P.B.Acharya directed the Chairman of N.C.Hills Autonomous
Council to convene special session of the MACs on 17th October 2015, as per the
order from Governor’s Secretariat, Assam Raj Bhavan, Guwahati NO.GSA.
462015/16,October 13,2015.
The order directed the Chairman, North Cachar Hills Autonomous
Council, Dima Hasao, Haflong, stating “Please refer letter dated 10/10/2015
from Shri. Prakanta warisa,M.A.C. stating on behalf of 18(eighteen)Members of
Autonomous Councilof N.C.Hills that the present Chief Executive Member (CEM)
has lost the confidence of a majority of the majority of the members of the
North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council and requesting for removal of the present
CEM and formation of new Executive Committee.
Accordingly,
Shri. P.B.Acharya, Governor of Assam, after carefully considering the request
and in public interest, in exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 36(5) of
Assam Autonomous District (Constitution of District Councils Rules, 1951 (as
amended), is pleased to irect you as the Chairman, North Cachar Hills utonomous
Councilto hold a session of the Council especially for this purpose at 10:00
A.M. on 17/10/2015 (Saturday) for the members of the North Cachar Hills
utonomous Council to take approppriate action in consonance with the rules and
procedures enshrined in the Assam Autonomous District (Constitution of District
Councils Rules, 1951 (as amended)” which was issued by Ajay Tewari,Commissioner & Secretary to the Governor,
Assam,Raj Bhawan,Guwahati.
In this
connection, the Haflong Times/Haflong News met A.Lenthang MAC, who arrived from
Guwahati this morning. Lenthang said there will be strength test on 17th
October and election of leader on 19th October and then election of Chairman
and Dy.Chairman. The elected leader will become Chief Executive Member (CEM)
and the new CEM will accordingly select/ appoint Executive Members (EM)from the
MACs. He will also allocate portfolio to the EMs.
On further
enquiry,Lenthang stated that the strength of their party(BJP) become 18
(eighteen) MACs out of the total 28 (twenty eight) elected MACs of the Council
and will form the Executive Committee (EC).That they will elect CEM on 19th
October after no-confidence motion against the existing EC on 17th October.
In the absence of
the present Chairman, the Dy.Chairman will conduct the session or in his
absence the Governor may delegate Deputy Commissioner to conduct the session.
The Deputy Commissioner in turn may also ask the Secretary of legislative
department of the Council or any other Secretary to conduct the
session.However, the meeting for election of CEM, Chairman and Dy. Chairman
will be conducted by the protem chairman/speaker to be elected on 17th October
or later.
Mention may be
made here that there was no elected MAC in the last MAC election. The Election
to the 11th North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council was held on May 20, 2013. The
Congress had won 10 seats and the rest were won by Independents. Six
Independents had joined the Congress to give the party the majority to form the
council on May 28. After the formation of the council, three more Independents
joined the Congress to take its strength in the council to 19.
Subrata Thaosen, an Independent, joined the BJP party on
April 1, 2014. He was followed by six other Independents - Debolal Gorlosa,
Niranjan Hojai, Amendu Hojai, Thaisodao Thaosen, Biswajit Daulagupu and Athong
Lienthang. Later, L. Hlima Keivom resigned from the Congress party in August
and the two parliamentary secretaries, Khawvelthang Hmar and Ihuing Pame,
resigned from the Congress on September 30.
Then, five EMs of the Council belonging to the congress
left the party, such as, Prakanta Warisa, Fleming Rupsi Shylla, Laltlansang
Hmar, Ranu Langthasa and Suanthangjem Hrangkhol and four MACs like Mihir
Gorlosa, Khawvelthang Hmar, Ihuing Pame and Hlima Keivom joined the BJP on
October 9 at the state party office in
Guwahati.
Now, having no elected member in the last election, the
BJP seems all set to form the Executive Committee within few days to come with
two-third majority in the Council.
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