Meghalaya govt firm on decision to appoint Rao as CS; Don’t communalise issue: Tynsong
SHILLONG | Jan 14:
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said that there is no question of the State Government going back on its decision of appointing senior IAS officer, M.S. Rao as the Chief Secretary.
"We are firm with our decision. We have appointed Rao after a proper scrutiny," Tynsong said while speaking to reporters here today.
When asked that a section of the NGOs are still demanding that another senior IAS officer of the State, Hector Marwein should be appointed to the post of the Chief Secretary, he said that he is also aware about such demand.
It may be mentioned that several pressure groups in the state have expressed their opposition to the appointment of MS Rao as the chief secretary and have warned that they will persuade the state government to change its decision and appoint Hector Marwein as the chief secretary.
It may be mentioned that Rao superseded Marwein as the chief secretary of the state. This has irked Marwein who has petitioned the Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. Rao is a 1987 batch IAS officer while Marwein belongs to the 1985 batch of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. T
The four organisations comprising of the Khasi Students' Union (KSU), Federation of Khasi Jaintia Garo People (FKJGP), Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) and Ri-Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) asserted that the action of the state government will dishearten many government employees as they feel that the state government should have given preference to a local considering Marwein's seniority.