Tura, Feb 12: Conrad K Sangma on Sunday said the NPP-led government worked overtime to ensure that peace prevailed in the state.
Addressing an election meeting in South Tura on Sunday, Sangma said, “Many might have thought that the State is prone to insurgency and will remain the same, however, we were committed to ensure that peace and tranquillity prevails in the State. Our intelligence is always on alert to extortion and other anti-social activities, and we have been able to bust such cases to ensure that such activities do not occur.”
Referring to the violence sponsored by pressure groups in Shillong, the NPP chief said people fear to walk on the streets of Shillong after certain instances.
“There are many instances of law and order problems, but it doesn’t mean that the Govt has been silent. Our police have worked overtime to overcome the situation to ensure that peace could be restored during such a situation,” he added.
Besides the state’s law and order, Sangma also emphasised his government’s works towards making Meghalaya among the top 10 states.
He highlighted that Meghalaya was ranked best in the start-up ecosystem, improved its rank from 27 to second in immunisation, through the JJM scheme it connected over 2.5 lakh households with water pipe connections from 4,000 in 2018.
Talking about the development in his constituency of South Tura in the last five years, he said people have been demanding street lights, community hall, access to water and approach road to the locality in South Tura.
“People’s expectations in Tura have raised, people of Tura were deprived for years, but today we have managed to ensure that people’s aspirations were fulfilled. We have managed to ensure visible development in Tura through the Smart Town project,” he said.
“My promise to the citizens of Tura is that we will work to further the lives of our people. People of Tura are electing not just an MLA but CM of Meghalaya,” he added.
