‘Approval of land bill violation of accord’ Govt kept us in dark, says Larma Our Correspondent, Rangamati The Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Regional Council, Jyotinrindra Bodhipriya Larma, has said approval of the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission (Amendment) bill by the cabinet is a clear violation of the peace accord. As per Article 53 of the deal, the government must inform and invite the authorities of the regional council to any ministerial and inter-ministerial meeting relating to taking such crucial and important decisions, he said while addressing a press conference here yesterday. Unfortunately, the government did not inform us about the issue. It has ultimately been proved that the government had an ill motive behind it, said Bodhipriya, popularly known as Santu Larma. “We gave 23-point recommendations for amending the Act. Only 13 out of the 23 recommendations were unanimously accepted in an inter-ministerial meeting held on July 30 last year,” he said. Only 10 of the 13 recommendations have been included in the amendment bill placed in the parliament on June 16, Santu said, urging the government to include the remaining three proposals in the bill. Until or unless the amendment bill is passed in accordance with the recommendations of CHTRC, a resolution of land disputes in the hills will not be possible, he said. Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) yesterday sent a memorandum to the prime minister, demanding inclusion of the three proposals that were excluded from the CHT land commission amendment bill. Published: June 21, 2013 at 12:27 am | Last Modified: June 21, 2013 at 12:48 am
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:48:54 +0000
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