MDA govt not to spare instigators of communal disharmony

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 6, 2020

Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Friday admitted there is political instigation over the Ichamati issue as he warned the government will not spare anyone involved in spreading communal disharmony.

“Yes, it seems (there is political instigation) so and we are still going deep into that,” Tynsong told reporters.

His statement came as a reaction to the protests staged in front of the Meghalaya House, Kolkata against the alleged atrocities on non-tribal residents in the state.

Asking the instigators from outside the state to refrain from adding fuel to the fire, Tynsong said, “I appeal to friends who are instigating to refrain from creating confusion on the Ichamati issue. please stop, if you don’t then you will get it. We will put you behind bars be it from Kolkata or be it from anywhere law has to prevail.”

Stating that holding protests at Kolkata is meaningless, the deputy chief minister said this is because the solution is not in Kolkata but it is in Meghalaya.

“Come to Shillong we will discuss but don’t make an issue when you don’t get the correct picture,” he said while adding that the allegations made are not reality as people are living in peace in the state.

Moreover, the deputy chief minister said that the government is here to take care and handle the citizens of the state.  “The responsibility of the government is to ensure both tribal and non-tribal are safe. Therefore I urge people from outside not to add fuel to the fire as this is wrong,” he said.

Asked, Tynsong informed that the state government had already taken up the issue with its counterpart in West Bengal requesting the need to ensure there is no law and order problem.

“The chief minister has taken up the matter with the West Bengal home minister,” he said.