Himachal minister approaches speaker invoking anti-defection law against 3 MLAs
The three MLAs' petition is pending in the high court against the Speaker for not approving their resignation from the State Legislative Assembly.
The ambitious Disability Law enacted by the Parliament in December, 2016 has not been implemented in Himachal Pradesh as the state government has not framed rules even after the lapse of eight months after deadline.
Pointing out this, disability rights activist and Umang Foundation chairman, Ajay Srivastava has written a letter to Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, demanding immediate action.
He alleged that thousands of disabled persons, including Thalassemic children, and those suffering from deaf-blindness, autism, cerebral palsy, speech impairment, mental illness, hemophilia, intellectual disability and leprosy cured etc in Himachal have been deprived of their right by the bureaucracy.
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He said The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 clearly says that the state government must make rules not later than six months from the date of commencement of this Act. But nothing has been done. Srivastava said the persons with newly included 14 disabilities in the Act are not being issued disability certificates and simply denied their right to get disability pension, reservation in jobs and education, scholarship and other benefits.
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