Our Correspondent
Diphu, Sep.7 (EMN): United Khasi People’s Organisation (UKPO), West Karbi Anglong on Wednesday clarified that the memorandum submitted by the Amreng Border Committee to the chief minister of Assam were “baseless” stating that the Khasi Pnars living in Malabar have not stopped voting in elections in Karbi Anglong as alleged by Amreng Border Committee.
In a press conference held at the District Press Club of Karbi Anglong office, the UKPO president, P Rattane said that the Amreng Border Committee, West Karbi Anglong on Sep. 6 in its memorandum submitted to Himanta Biswa Sharma, stated that since 1986, voters of Khatkasla and Psiar have not cast votes in elections in Assam. The Khasi Pnar of Malalabar polling station from 2012 had also not cast its votes.
The Amreng Border Committee in its memorandum had also mentioned that the leaders of UKPO have collected the ration cards and voter IDs of all voters and deprived them of their right during the KAAC election, 2022.
It also mentioned that leaders of UKPO had been accusing the Assam government particularly the KAAC of depriving the Khasi Pnars living on the border. It was the Khasi Pnar who refused all the welfare schemes given to them by KAAC.
The UKPO president, P Rattane said that he has met with the leaders of the Amreng Border Committee and urged them to rectify the memorandum they have submitted.
The UKPO president further said the Khasi Pnars of Malabar have been living permanently in Karbi Anglong since 1950, when the erstwhile United Mikir Hills district was created.
There is no intention to go against the KAAC, he said and urged them to give equal rights and privilege for their all round development.
Rattane asserted that the boundary between Meghalaya and Assam (Karbi Anglong) will remain as it is as per the government notification of 1951.