ITANAGAR: The Arunachal West Parliamentary Youth Reformation (AWPYR) has alleged central cabinet minister for Earth Sciences, Kiren Rijiju, of repeatedly failing to address the grievances of the people of the state. Rijiju, who is also the MP from the western constituency of the state, was further questioned by the organization on his silence over the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) cash for job scam, which subsequently led to the detention of youths under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (APUAPA).
Addressing the media at the press club here on Saturday, AWPYR Chairman Taro Sonam Liyak said that the public from the western constituency of the state voted for Rijiju, but the central cabinet minister failed to uphold the voices of the public during the APPSC scam. Moreover, there was not a single statement by the minister on the contentious APUAPA. He said that Rijiju was also the Union Law and Justice Minister and could have contained the law and order situation in the state but deliberately ignored it to calm the chaos that was prevailing in the state due to the APPSC scam.
He said, likewise, that Rijiju was also the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sports, and Youth Affairs. Unfortunately, despite being in the highest post in the central ministry, the minister repeatedly failed to voice the public's needs as well as bring infrastructure development to his constituency. "There has been no development in the state during his (Rijiju's) tenure as central minister. The public and the AWPYR strongly feel that he should refrain from contesting in the ensuing general election as MP," he said.
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