Meghalaya Ministers, MLAs served with demand notes: Opp leader

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 19, 2021

Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma on Thursday alleged that many ministers and MLAs have been served with demand notes even as he slammed state government’s insensitivity towards the issue. 

“Please ask the Chief Minister how many MLAs and how many of the ministers have received demand notes then you will know what is the gravity of the situation (whether) is it find or is it okay,” Mukul told reporters. 

“If they say okay then let him (CM) say okay, let me see does he have the guts to say okay,” he challenged.

He further alleged that there is complete insensitivity on the part of the incumbent government towards this crucial concern. 

Asked, Mukul said, “What you see and what you know is just tip of the iceberg I must tell you because if I have tried to draw the attention of the government particularly the Chief Minister, to convene the meeting of the State Security Commission, there were inumerable reasons and this is one of them.”

Reports have recently alleged that the banned HNLC had been serving demand notes to many people including big business tycoons and politicians in the name of “income tax”.

According to him, it is the responsibility of each and every one to ensure that the state does not go to that kind of disastrous future.

“Our youth must not lose hope that they become so vulnerable or rather that they get so frustrated and angry and become vulnerable no you can’t You can’t afford to allow this to happen,” he said. 

When asked, Mukul said, “You have to ask the Chief Minister he should answer why should I do his job. We have been able to restore peace and normalcy in the state and we have taken claim and taken pride in being able to do so. If it is now slip back and go through this then people have the right to know.”

Asserting the need for everybody to fear the law, the Leader of Opposition said, “Any civilized nation will have to ensure that. If there is no fear of law we dont have to fear for anybody but we have to fear for the law. It is the law that regulates everybody’s action. It is the law that creates a deterrence otherwise the world will not be a liveable planet, you will not able to live.”