Aizawl (Mizo News Staff ), April 8: The Chakma National Council of India (CNCI), Mizoram State Committee convened a meeting of representatives of all Political Parties, NGOs and MDCs in CADC on the 7th April, 2015 at Kamalanagar to discuss on the recent Amendment of the Mizoram (Selection of Candidates for Higher & Technical courses) Rules, 1999 made by the State Government of Mizoram.
Rasik Mohan Chakma, President, CNCI Mizoram State Committee, who presided over the meeting while placing the agenda for discussion stated that the recent amendment of the rules particularly the explanation clause on the term ‘Local Permanent Residents’ and ‘indigenous’ is the outcome of the agreement made between the MZP and the Government of Mizoram on 25th September, 2014 and subsequently called off the protest by MZP following the ‘Agreement’. In the recent amendment of the explanation clause of Rule 5, with the insertion of “Zo-ethnic people who are native inhabitants” in place of “indigenous people of the state of Mizoram” henceforth the selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses against the reserved quota of seat shall be made on ethnic line not on merit, he stated. He called upon the representatives of NGOs, Political Parties and the MDCs to place their opinion and suggestion on the issue.
In addition to representatives of NGOs and Political Parties, Shri Pulin Bayan Chakma, Shri Adi Kanta Tongchangya, Kali Kumar Tongchangya and Alak Bikash Chakma partook in the discussion and deliberation in the meeting.
The meeting in unison condemned the decision of the Government of Mizoram for making the provision for selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses on the base of ethnicity. It is a clear violation of the provision of the Constitution of India as Article 13(2) provides that “the State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by this part and any law made in contravention of this clause shall to the extent of the contravention, be void”, article 15 (1) also provides that “The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them”. Above all the amendment is a bare violation of Article 9 of the 1986 Mizoram Peace Accord which provides that “the rights and privileges of the minorities in Mizoram as envisaged in the Constitution, shall continue to be preserved and protected and their social and economic advancement shall be ensured” which was signed non-other than the present Chief Minister Pu Lal Thanhawla.
The meeting also observed that while positive discrimination for the disadvantage group to give them a fair treatment because of their disadvantage status is practiced in other part of the country, in Mizoram the ethnic and religious minorities are being made prey of negative discrimination. The meeting also resolved to place demand to provide reservation out of reserved quota of seats in technical courses for the Chakmas in Mizoram. It was also resolved to launch peace procession on 10th April, 2015 in Kamalanagar in protest of the recent Amendment of Rules pertaining to selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses in Mizoram. The meeting also entrusted the CNCI to take any other course of action for positive solution of the problem in this regard.
Rasik Mohan Chakma, President, CNCI Mizoram State Committee, who presided over the meeting while placing the agenda for discussion stated that the recent amendment of the rules particularly the explanation clause on the term ‘Local Permanent Residents’ and ‘indigenous’ is the outcome of the agreement made between the MZP and the Government of Mizoram on 25th September, 2014 and subsequently called off the protest by MZP following the ‘Agreement’. In the recent amendment of the explanation clause of Rule 5, with the insertion of “Zo-ethnic people who are native inhabitants” in place of “indigenous people of the state of Mizoram” henceforth the selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses against the reserved quota of seat shall be made on ethnic line not on merit, he stated. He called upon the representatives of NGOs, Political Parties and the MDCs to place their opinion and suggestion on the issue.
In addition to representatives of NGOs and Political Parties, Shri Pulin Bayan Chakma, Shri Adi Kanta Tongchangya, Kali Kumar Tongchangya and Alak Bikash Chakma partook in the discussion and deliberation in the meeting.
The meeting in unison condemned the decision of the Government of Mizoram for making the provision for selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses on the base of ethnicity. It is a clear violation of the provision of the Constitution of India as Article 13(2) provides that “the State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by this part and any law made in contravention of this clause shall to the extent of the contravention, be void”, article 15 (1) also provides that “The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them”. Above all the amendment is a bare violation of Article 9 of the 1986 Mizoram Peace Accord which provides that “the rights and privileges of the minorities in Mizoram as envisaged in the Constitution, shall continue to be preserved and protected and their social and economic advancement shall be ensured” which was signed non-other than the present Chief Minister Pu Lal Thanhawla.
The meeting also observed that while positive discrimination for the disadvantage group to give them a fair treatment because of their disadvantage status is practiced in other part of the country, in Mizoram the ethnic and religious minorities are being made prey of negative discrimination. The meeting also resolved to place demand to provide reservation out of reserved quota of seats in technical courses for the Chakmas in Mizoram. It was also resolved to launch peace procession on 10th April, 2015 in Kamalanagar in protest of the recent Amendment of Rules pertaining to selection of candidates for Higher & Technical courses in Mizoram. The meeting also entrusted the CNCI to take any other course of action for positive solution of the problem in this regard.
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