Itanagar, March 4: Congress MLA Kipa Babu today drew the attention of Arunachal Pradesh home minister Jarbom Gamlin that the state’s law and order situation had deteriorated over the past one year following a sharp rise in incidents of murder, abduction and burglary, adding to the security concerns of the people of the state.
Speaking in the Assembly, the legislator from Itanagar constituency also criticised the state government for its inordinate delay in making a central jail operational in the state.
Arunachal Pradesh is the only state in the country that does not have a jail to accommodate its inmates who are either compelled to languish inside the unhygienic police lock-ups in the state or jails in Assam.
Expressing dismay at Gamlin’s failure to modernise the police force despite several announcements, Babu said nothing fruitful had taken place so far.
Gamlin said at least 20 staff had been recruited for the central jail and another batch had been sent to Assam for training.
The jail would be operational from April as soon the trained staff returned to the state, he said.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Setong Sena, told the House that former chief minister Gegong Apang’s name had been referred to the Privilege Committee of the Assembly for “breach of privilege” during a discussion in the Assembly.
Chief minister Dorjee Khandu and his council of ministers took exception to the former chief minister’s comments on modifications of the Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendations and the claim that the state government had failed to implement the recommendations despite receiving money from the Centre.
The committee has been advised to inquire into the matter and submit a report to the Speaker within three months.
The budget session of the Assembly that began on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes over a bitter spat between Apang and Khandu over the Congress government’s recently-implemented modifications in the Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendations, which Apang termed “unconstitutional and arbitrary move” on the ground that it is the “prerogative” of the
Centre.
Apang pointed fingers at the Khandu-led Congress government alleging that the ruling government under him did not implement the recommendations despite receiving funds from the Centre, undermining the interest of about one lakh employees in the state.
Earlier, the Central Executive Committee of Confederation of Service Association of Arunachal Pradesh was locked in a tussle with the government, demanding the total implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.
Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com
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