KSU demands Govt to make public details of 11 non-indigenous medical students

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 23, 2023

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Wednesday alleged that 11 out of 14 medical seats from the State quota have been allotted to students from outside Meghalaya in the open category even as it demanded the government to make public their full details including Aadhaar card and EPIC.

In his statement, KSU general secretary Donald V Thabah said, “Out of 14 students selected for screening, only three are local indigenous from Meghalaya while the remaining 11 belonging to other non-local indigenous communities.”

He said, “The Union has also received complaints alleging that the 11 students are not residents of the State of Meghalaya but are hailing from neighbouring Assam. It was also alleged that they have managed to get documents from Ampati, South West Garo Hills.”

Asking the State government to come clear on the allegation, Thabah said, “The KSU demand the State government to make public full details of the 11 students which include their Aadhaar card and EPIC on whether they are from Meghalaya or not and also the colleges from where they had graduated.”

According to him, the fact of the matter is that the open category is meant for all residents of Meghalaya including Scheduled Tribes and most of the time, majority are Khasis who usually get selected under this category.

“However, the selection of students, who are alleged to be from outside Meghalaya, will no doubt deprived the opportunity to 11 Khasi and Garo students, who are aspiring to pursue MBBS studies,” he added.

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Further, the KSU leader has also questioned the State government’s decision to call for walk-in-interview for 170 contractual posts which include 70 medical & health officers and 100 specialists to candidates from all across the country.

“We feel that the Meghalaya government should first give opportunity to people from the State before opening it up to citizens from across the country. Also, the Union would like to question as to why examination is not allowed to be conducted by the Meghalaya Medical Recruitment Board? There are many youth from the state who have completed their medical studies and the 170 vacant posts should have been an opportunity for such youth to apply but surprisingly, the State government instead made the said posts available to all Indian citizens. Whether the health department of the Meghalaya government belongs to the State or is it a department of the Central government?” he asked.

“Therefore, the KSU demanded the State government to immediately resolve the matter and ensure that it should be a job giver for local residents and not outsiders,” Thabah concluded his statement.