Demand for MAC should not be a cause of political unrest, says NPP

ITANAGAR: The demand for Mon Autonomous Council (MAC) should not be a cause for political unrest, said National People's Party (NPP) State unit president Gicho Kabak.

He added that the demand has no Constitutional standing now what with Arunachal Pradesh included in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

The demand for creation of MAC has gained momentum in the State once again which has been criticized by various students' bodies of Arunachal Pradesh, even demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Pema Khandu.

While appreciating Khandu for running the government smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kabak along with NPP State unit vice president Nima Sangey Saling on Wednesday said in a statement that any political upheaval for such a trivial reason would never go in larger interest of this State.

"The MAC covering Tawang and West Kameng districts and Patkai Autonomous Council (PAC) covering Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts was taken up for political reason in December 2003 to topple the then State government headed by Chief Minister Gegong Apang," the statement said.

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