The Chief Executive Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council is pleased to appoint Shri Purna Chandra Chakma as Adviser to Chief Executive Member (Administration) to assist him in his day to day functioning with effect from the date of his assumption of office.
Governance
Dg. Lakhi Dhan Chakma, MDC elected as the new Deputy Chairman
Kamalanagar, 16 November, 2021: Dg. Lakhi Dhan Chakma, Member of District Council, Chakma Autonomous District Council was elected today as the new Deputy Chairman in an election held today in the CADC Session Hall. He was the lone contestant to file nomination for the post and was declared elected uncontested.
The post of the Deputy Chairman has been lying vacant since Dg. Anil Kanti Chakma, MDC resigned from the post on 4/10/2021.
Dg. Lakhi Dhan Chakma was elected to the 10th Chakma Autonomous District Council from 14-Longpuighat MDC constituency.
The Chairman before dismissing the Session read out the notification of the Governor dated 1st October 2021 setting aside the order of the Chairman, CADC issued on 20th September, 2021 to disqualify Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, then an MDC, now the Chief Executive Member, CADC for a period of 5 years while expressing deep regret for the action so taken without any merit and offered apology for the unnecessary harm so caused. He has attributed the cause for such an unwarranted move to a situation triggered by the then political crisis.
Allocation of Portfolios for Executive Members
The Chief Executive Member, CADC is pleased to allocate the portfolios among the members of the Executive Committee of the 10th Chakma Autonomous District Council as shown with immediate effect.
Newly appointed Executive Members of CADC take oath of office
Kamalanagar, 10 November, 2021: Seven Members of Chakma Autonomous District Council appointed as Executive Member of the new Executive Committee headed by Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, Chief Executive Member, CADC were sworn-in today in a function organized in the Art & Culture Hall of CADC, Kamalanagar.
The seven MDCs sworn-in are Dg. H. Amaresh Chakma of 6-Kamalanagar South MDC Constituency, Dg. Amit Kumar Chakma of 15-Rengkashya MDC Constituency, Dg. Lakkhan Chakma of 17-Jaruldubosora MDC Constituency, Dg. Ajoy Kumar Chakma of 8-Udalthana MDC Constituency, Dg. Onish Moy Chakma of 10-Mandirasora MDC Constituency, Dg. Charan Singh Chakma of 9-Ugudasury South MDC Constituency and Dgb. Kusum Lota Chakma of 2-Borapansury-II MDC Constituency.
The previous Executive Committee headed by Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma was rendered dissolved upon his resignation from the office of Chief Executive Member on 03/10/2021 which necessitated the reconstitution of the Executive Committee afresh. On the same day itself Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma after being elected the new leader of the CADC MNF Legislature Party staked claimed to be appointed as CEM of CADC. He assumed office on 14/10/2021 and recommended the names of the seven MDCs for induction in the new Executive Committee.
The CEM speaking in the swearing-in ceremony hailed that MNF government in CADC to be embodiment of achievement, development, good governance and rule of law while assuring to upheld these practices under his leadership.
He further added that the MNF government in CADC had never compromised the interest of the people and that of CADC. “The past track record of the party is testimony of my claim”, he asserted.
The CEM in urging his colleague Members to dedicate their service for the welfare of the people he recalled Gandhi’s thought –“Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much, recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man/woman whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him/her. Will it lead to Swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?”.
Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma becomes the new CEM of CADC for a second time of this term of 10th CADC
Kamalanagar, 14 October, 2021: Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council with effect from 09.10.2021 was sworn-in today in a function organized in the CADC Art & Culture Hall, Kamalanagar attended by MDCs, CADC officials, village council and NGO leaders.
The Oath of Affirmation and Oath of office and secrecy was administered by Dr. Andrew H. Vanlaldika, Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai District who arrived today from Lawngtlai for the purpose.
For Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma this is his second time to be appointed as CEM of CADC during this term of 10th CADC in taking over from Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma, MDC who resigned from the post of CEM, CADC in the first week of this month.
He has expressed thanks to his colleague MDCs in reposing their confidence in him once again to lead the administration of CADC.
He has hailed the present District Council with all the 20 Members belonging to the MNF party as unprecedented achievement and termed it as opposition-free government.
Speaking on the occasion he lamented the political affairs of CADC, of the last one month as a blot in the history of CADC which had witnessed outrageous arbitrary abuse of power disqualifying Members with absolute disregard of the rules while adding and assuring all present on the occasion that under his leadership he shall not allow ‘the guardian/potector of the rule book to become the violator’.
In the second year of this term, in January 2019, Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma took over from Dg. Shanti Jiban Chakma as CEM, CADC when the former proved his majority in a Trust Vote conducted by the Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai at the behest of the Governor. After about two years, in April, 2021, Dg. Durjyo Dhan Chakma, MDC took over from Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma following the later resigning from the post. Dg. Durjyo Dhan Chakma remained in office for about six months to replace him again by Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma.
CADC Monsoon Session 2021 held peacefully
Kamalanagar, 04 October, 2021: The Chakma Autonomous District Council Monsoon Session initially scheduled on 20th August 2021 and later deferred circumstantially was held today peacefully in the backdrop of a political crisis that has been brewing for the last one and half month.
The political crisis has taken a new development with the resignation of Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma yesterday from the office of Chief Executive Member, CADC. He has been in office for about six months having assumed the office of CEM on 6th April, 2021 after Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma resigned from the post.
With the resignation of Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma, CEM, CADC the Executive Committee, CADC was rendered dissolved and hence, todays Session was held without transaction of any business in the absence of an Executive Committee. The new development requires that a new Executive Committee is formed at the earliest.
The chairman addressing the Session today informed the members that Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC has been elected yesterday as the new Leader of the CADC MNF Legislature Party.
Rule 22(2) of the CADC (Constitution and Conduct of Business, etc.) Rule, 2002 has it that the leader of the largest legislature party having majority of MDCs shall be appointed as the CEM, CADC.
Governor sets aside the disqualification of Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma
The Hon’ble Governor of Mizoram has set aside the order pertaining to the disqualification of Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma as a member of the 10th Chakma Autonomous District Council.
Notification: CADC Monsoon Session
The Chairman, Chakma Autonomous District Council is pleased to summon the Members of the 10th Chakma Autonomous District Council to sit for the Monsoon Session, 2021 to be commenced from 4th October (Monday), 2021 at 10:30 A.M. in the Session Hall of the Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar.
All business, official and non-official admitted earlier shall be taken up without admitting any fresh business thereby.
Sd/- MOHAN CHAKMA
Chairman
Chakma Autonomous District Council
Kamalanagar.
Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC, CADC disqualified as Member of District Council
Kamalanagar, 20 September, 2021: Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, Member of District Council, Chakma Autonomous District Council was disqualified today of his membership as MDC by the Chairman, CADC Dg. Mohan Chakma on charges of having breached the provisions of Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution and Conduct of Business, etc.) Rules, 2002 and provision of Rules of Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Legislative Assembly Act, 1999.
He has been found to have drawn simultaneously salary as MDC and pension of MLA as well. The matter has been brought to the notice of the Chairman, CADC in the form of complaints by Dg. Onish Moy Chakma, MDC about a year back and recently, by five MDCs; acting upon which the Chairman issued show cause notice to Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma three days back.
The explanation submitted by Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma have been found to be unsatisfactory and hence, guilty of the charges which prompted the Chairman to take this punitive measure of disqualifying him of his membership as MDC.
All benefits and privileges due to an MDC shall stand withdrawn from him due to the disqualification for a period of five years.
Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC and Adviser To CEM, CADC served show cause notice
Kamalanagar, 17 September, 2021: Shri Mohan Chakma, the Hon’ble Chairman, Chakma Autonomous District Council issued a show cause notice to Rasik Mohan Chakma today in the wake of separate complaints lodged by Onishmoy Chakma, MDC and jointly by five other MDCs seeking explanation on his alleged violation of Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Conduct of Business etc.) Rules 2002 and Section 15(5)(c) of the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of the members of Legislative Assembly Act, 1999.
The Chairman sought clarification giving three days time on why he shall not be disqualified for allegedly violating the established rules tantamount to office of profit. Rasik Mohan Chakma was a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2006 till he tendered his resignation as MLA subsequent to passing of the Mizoram State Legislature Members’ (Removal of Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill 2006 which forbids MLA to simultaneously hold the position of Chief Executive Member of an Autonomous District Council.
However, Rasik Mohan Chakma was re-elected as Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council in 2018 and thereafter elected leader of the Legislature party before assuming the office of the Chief Executive Member in early 2019 till April 2020.
Councillors in their complaint letter alleged that Rasik Mohan Chakma committed offence of criminal misconduct for drawing pension of Legislator and simultaneously drawing the salaries and all other admissible allowances as the Chief Executive Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council for the period July 2019 to January 2020 which is in gross violation of the Acts & Rules mentioned earlier and entails for disqualification from membership of District Council under Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Conduct of Business etc.) Rules, 2002.
