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Assembly Passes Resolution to Bring State Under 6Th Schedule House pays tributes to ex-Members Khandu for early settlement of Assembly passes resolution to P W Sona, Nido Techi Staff REPORTER ing the lawmakers, Assembly Assam-Arunachal boundary row bring State under 6th Schedule ITANAGAR, Aug 27: Amid officials and media persons to strict COVID-19 protocols, undergo rapid antigen test and Staff REPORTER settled before we celebrate ing boundary with Assam to the one-day session of the possess a COVID-19 negative ITANAGAR, Aug 27: With the the 75th anniversary of In- take ‘clearance’ from the Chief Minister Chowna Mein Arunachal Pradesh Legisla- certificate to gain entry into the Assam-Arunachal boundary dian Independence. state Home Department be- said, “People will remember us tive Assembly was held on Assembly complex. matter pending with the Su- I will request the Assam Chief fore taking any developmen- because the Pema Khandu preme Court of India, Minister to resolve the bound- tal scheme. government including the Thursday with the House Bills passed paying tributes to former As many as seven Govern- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Min- ary matter through talks, not His statement came in members of the House in one ister Pema Khandu today as- through court,” he said. view of repeated incidences members Pasang Wangchuk ment Bills, including three voice said that Arunachal sured the State Assembly that Arunachal Pradesh shares of border skirmishes be- Sona and Nido Techi, who pertaining to salaries and al- Pradesh should be included he will write to his Assam coun- 716-km boundary with tween the two states. passed away earlier this year. lowances of Ministers, under the Sixth Schedule. I terpart Sarbananda Sonowal to Assam. Earlier, the Doimukh once again say that Article 371 A three-time member from Speaker and Deputy Speaker, resolve the inter-state bound- “Since the boundary dis- MLA, while drawing the at- (H) should be amended and Mechuka, P W Sona, father and Members of Legislative ary row as early as possible. pute between the two states tention of the Government inserted with four points pro- of Speaker Pasang Dorjee Assembly, were passed by Intervening in the discus- that cropped up in 1979, is towards the plight of people posed to safeguard the tribal Sona, died on April 3 after a the House by voice vote sion during ‘question hour’, pending with the country’s living along the inter-state people of the sate.” prolonged illness. Besides without much debate. Khandu said soon after the apex court and the matter boundary sought to know PHED Minister Wangki becoming the Minister of The Bills included ‘The formation of new Government being subjudice, I can’t say the present status of Lowang said, “We must be State for Mines and Minerals Arunachal Pradesh Salaries in 2019, Prime Minister about its final settlement,” Arunachal Pradesh-Assam thankful to young and dynamic in 1995, he also held the post and Allowances of Ministers Narendra Modi gave directions Home Minister Bamang Felix boundary dispute case CM Pema Khandu for his at- of Deputy Chairman of State (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, to the Chief Ministers to sit said while replying to a pending at the SC and how tempt to include the entire Planning Board (1992-95). ‘The Arunachal Pradesh across the table to resolve the supplementary question much time will Government Staff REPORTER Khandu said, “In the history of State under the Sixth Schedule Former MLA from Raga con- Speaker and Deputy Speaker boundary dispute between the raised by BJP member Tana take to settle the case. He ITANAGAR, Aug 27: The Arunachal Pradesh this is for of the Constitution.” stituency, Nido Techi had Salaries and Allowances neighbouring states. Hali Tara. alleged the Assam Forest Arunachal Pradesh Assem- the first time for pan Arunachal, Senior members Ninong breathed his last on April 25 at (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ and “Both PM Modi and Home Felix also urged the elected Department of violating sta- bly on Thursday passed a keeping in safeguard of all the Ering, Lombo Tayeng, Wanglin his hometown Tamen in Kamle ‘The Arunachal Pradesh Sal- Minister Amit Shah advised representatives of con- tus-quo, as directed by the Govt resolution to bring the tribes, Government has brought Lowangdong, Techi Kaso, district. He was elected as first ary, Allowances and Pension us that such disputes be cerned constituencies shar- top court, time and again. State under the ambit of Sixth a resolution.” Gabriel D Wangsu and Mutchu MLA of Raga in 1978 during of Members of the Legisla- Schedule of the Constitution “We have to work hard as Mithi were among those who the P K Thungon regime. tive Assembly (Amendment) besides amending Article the journey is very tough. We participated in the discussion. The members of the House Bill, 2020’, which were intro- APACC appreciates Govt move to 371(H) by inserting provi- have to keep our point and Supporting the resolution, Jikke sions to safeguard tribes of views in a proper way before Tako said, “We have to take this led by Chief Minister Pema duced by Parliamentary Af- the State. the Government of India. The seriously.” Khandu observed a two min- fairs Minister Bamang Felix. bring State under 6th Schedule The resolution which was resolution that we are send- utes’ silence as a mark of re- Three other key Bills Wangsu said, “This is the Staff REPORTER also be converted into an Act. tionate Assets Bill saying moved by Parliamentary Af- ing to the Centre that is aspi- spect to the departed souls. namely, ‘The Arunachal best resolution that has been ITANAGAR, Aug 27: Appre- “Since it is just a resolution that the bill will ensure equal- fairs Minister Bamang Felix ration of the people of the Earlier, the proceedings of the Pradesh District Based En- placed in the House….I ciating the State Government passed during pre-Indepen- ity, equal resource distribu- was passed by voice vote state,” Khandu said. House got underway at 10 am trepreneurs and Profession- hope people of Arunachal for its decision to approach the dence era and not an Act, it tion and income equality. following a marathon dis- Stating that it is a long time with the members came wear- als (Incentive, Development Pradesh would really benefit Centre for the State’s inclusion can be scrapped at any given “Pandemic has made us realise cussion in the House. exercise, the CM appealed to by way of land and re- ing face masks. Further, as a and Promotional) (Amend- in the 6th Schedule of the Con- point of time,” APACC presi- how dis-balanced our economy Participating in the discus- everyone for their cooperation sources ownership.” precautionary measure, it was ment) Bill, 2020’, ‘The Con- stitution of India and amend- dent Taba Taku said at a press is. Our state’s economy has never sion, Chief Minister Pema as and when required. Deputy (Contd. on page-2) made mandatory for all, includ- tract (Contd. on page-2) ment of the Article 371(H), the conference here this after- been balanced and corruption has Arunachal Pradesh Abotani noon. He said that the Gov- made it even worse,” he said add- State registers 78 Covid cases, 58 recover Speaker orders for sealing Assembly complex Community Confederation ernment should rethink and ing that the bill should be imple- ITANAGAR, Aug 26: The tive case detected earlier from (APACC) has suggested that make the Act stronger. mented under Prevention of Cor- State on Thursday recorded GH-Bomdila, one is a primary the Bengal Eastern Frontier Taku also called for giving ruption Act 1988. 78 Covid-19 infections, tak- contact of positive case de- Regulation (BEFR) 1873 should importance to the dispropor- (Contd. on page-2) ing its tally of confirmed tected earlier from CCC, cases to 3633, of which 1007 Bhalukpong and eight are are active and 2621 dis- military personnel detected in charged cases along with QF (Quarantine Facility). five fatalities, according to a In ICC, eight cases each bulletin issued by the Direc- were detected at torate of Health Services Banderdewa check gate, here this evening. three were reported from The 78 cases, recorded in SQF, Lekhi Assembly (Ita), the last 24 hours in 16 districts, two from TRIHMS (Nlg) and placed West Kameng on top one from Krurng Kumey with 15 infections, leaving check gate. All Upper Siang Itanagar Capital Complex (ICC) cases are military personnel and Upper Siang with 14 detected in QF. ITANAGAR, Aug 27: Follow- tacts were also tested and conducting the tests is cases each. Papum Pare con- Of Papum Pare cases, four ing the end of the one-day found negative. highly appreciable. tracted eight cases, as five each were detected from House session, State Assem- Meanwhile, the Speaker The Speaker also appreci- came from Tirap and four from Hollongi and Gumto check bly Speaker Pasang Dorjee has hailed the entire medical ated the state police, central Changlang. East Siang and gates. All Tirap cases were Sona on Thursday ordered for team for carrying out the an- paramilitary forces, media Tawang found three cases reported from Flu corner, GH- sealing the entire Assembly tigen tests at the Assembly persons, sanitization work- each, while Leparada, East Khonsa. In Changlang, two complex for three days for car- complex as part of the pre- ers of IMC, fire brigade and Kameng, Lower Siang and are returnees from Assam rying out sanitization work. cautionary measures ahead all others involved in the Lohit registered two each. and one each was detected On Wednesday, five staff- of the Assembly session Assembly duty. He also ex- West Siang, Pakke-Kessang, from Manmao and Bordumsa ers of the Assembly Secre- “Kudos to the team of tended gratitude to the Min- Shi-Yomi and Anjaw detected townships.
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