ITANAGAR: The People's Party of Arunachal ( PPA ) has criticised the state government's decision to introduce Service Selection Board (SSB) for recruitment of Group C employees. It said the decision was taken without conducting either an an all-party or cabinet meeting.Condemning the decision, the PPA said the decision to implement SSB is 'a sugar-coated pill to divert attention from serious issues such as Trans-Arunachal Highway compensation scam, greenfield airport compensation scam, rampant corruption and rising law and order problems.'"The SSB in its present form is unacceptable," said PPA said, adding, "If at all the SSB is to be implemented, then there should be reservation for the small tribes and sub-tribes for at least 10 years so that they are not left behind." It added, "There are many small tribes and sub-tribes who are lagging behind others because of geographical location, economy, less population and other factors. Their voices often don't reach the policymakers and their problems and hardships often don't reach the assembly."PPA said there should be reservation for such small tribes and sub-tribes of the state like Buguns, Lispas and Sartangs of West Kameng district. PPA president Kahfa Bengia said, "The present government has taken a few whimsical decisions in the recent past without consulting the stakeholders."PPA said the earlier decisions to increase the rate of land revenue and the move to prioritize Bhoti language over other indigenous languages (without taking the confidence of cabinet colleagues) were dictatorial in nature.

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