Shillong, Nov 28: South Shillong MLA, Sanbor Shullai confessed that he has been indulging in nepotism for many years for the sake of helping the people, and asked his political opponents to propose a law that prevent relatives of elected representatives from applying government jobs.
Sanbor said this while reacting to allegations brought by a group of women from his constituency where in the information received through RTI Act, 2005 recently, it was found that two nephews and three siblings of the MLA were appointed as employees of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
In the RTI it was shown that his nephew Ricky Shullai, who was as member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council from Laban-Mawprem constituency in last year’s bye-election, still working as ‘peon’ in the Assembly.
Another nephew of the MLA, Wansalan Shullai, was appointed as assistant librarian, while the MLA’s siblings, M. Rabon was appointed as junior watch and ward, V. Rabon as personal assistant to the Deputy Speaker, and E. Rabon as Reviser.
The NCP MLA said that as public representative, if possible he wanted all people from his constituency be given jobs.
He said that his nephew, Ricky Shullai though earlier worked as peon in the Assembly, but he had resigned on November 8, 2016 for contesting the bye-election to the district council.
He said that the matter would be taken up with the Assembly Speaker and appellate authority since wrong information was provided that Ricky Shullai was still the peon though he had been elected as member of district council last year and had resigned from the post prior to contesting election.
On his own siblings getting jobs in Assembly, Sanbor accused his political rival, Banri Kupar Wahlang of being jealous of him for doing good work in South Shillong constituency.
He also accused Wahlang of running a “political RTI contractual agency” to defame him especially when the Assembly election is coming.
“If they feel that my relatives cannot be appointed, they should move for a law that bar relatives of MPs, MLAs and MDCs from applying government jobs. When they appeared for interview and if the appointing authority found them eligible, then they appoint them,” Sanbor said.
