ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Mar 10:  The All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) today said it will resort to democratic movement if the Offspring issue is not tabled in the ensuing Assembly session which begins on Friday.
The union members along with its federal units and the District Students Union (DSU) held a meeting regarding the issue and accordingly came up with the one point resolution.
Speaking to reporters, AAPSU General Secretary Tobom Dai said the  Offspring issue is long pending and the union has been pressing the state government to table the matter in the Assembly. However, according to sources the government is derailing tabling the matter in the upcoming Assembly session.
Dai also said the matter does not concern the union but is in the greater interest of the entire people of the state. Therefore, the state government should table the Offspring Bill on any day of the budget session and accordingly pass it.   
The ninth session of seventh Arunachal Pradesh State Legislative Assembly (APSLS) is commencing from March 11.
“We hope that a positive response is served by the state government on the matter to us. If it fails to respond, the union will continue with the one point resolution adopted in the meeting today at the union office,” he added.
Meanwhile, President AAPSU, Hawa Bagang said that it is a sorry state affairs that non-APSTs are residing in the state with ST certificate, thereby superseding the norms of ILP and protected state.
He said the Offspring recommendation draft which was framed along with the Chairman of the issue, SJETA Minister Alo Libang should be tabled in the ensuing state assembly session.
“If the bill is not passed, it will send a clear message to us that the state government is Anti-Arunachal. Therefore, the matter should be resolved to avoid future problems,” he said, adding that if the bill is not passed, it will affect the indigenous people in the long run.
Bagang further claimed that there are many officers in the state civil services who are not indigenous. Likewise, there are many in the police department as well as the forest department who obtained ST certificate illegally and are serving in various posts, he added. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

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