ITANAGAR, Aug 3:  The Vice President of North East Human Rights Organization (NEHRO)-Arunachal Unit, advocate SD Loda has termed the ongoing demand for creation of Mon Autonomous Region as “a divisive policy to create discrimination amongst own people.”
Elaborating on the legality of the demand, Loda said it’s legally unfeasible as the state of Arunachal Pradesh is under the 5th Schedule of the Constitution and the privilege for enjoying the status of autonomous district(s) comes under the 6th Schedule. “There are various benefits available under the 6th Schedule for indigenous people and instead of asking for separate autonomous districts, the government should push for amendment of the 5th and 6th Schedules in Parliament for welfare of the state and its people,” Loda said.   
Loda also stated there should be no valid reason to demand for separate MAR as both Tawang and West Kameng are the most developed districts of the state in comparison to others. “We are not against any community but the people of Tawang and West Kameng are neither excluded tribes nor economically deprived and enjoy equal opportunities like all other tribes,” he reasoned.
Elaborating on the pros and cons of the demand, Loda who is also the Chairman of Youth Mission Clean River-Arunachal Unit, informed that in autonomous districts, they will enjoy rights to have their own Executive and Judiciary. “Even no regulation or Act from the Centre or state can be directly implemented in these autonomous districts. Moreover, the rights over natural resources will be with the Councils and the state government would also have no control over these resources,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, he appealed to the Chief Minister to discuss the issue with the stakeholders, CBOs, students’ organizations and experts to prevent any unnecessary controversies that may affect the unity of the state. ES Newsdesk

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