Shillong, Dec 4: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday said goods trains can benefit the farmers and the people of Meghalaya.
Conrad said this while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 3rd Farmers’ Parliament held at the State Convention Centre.
Conrad said the state government is still discussing with the Government of India on the matter and also with the various stakeholders. He said there are still concerns and therefore, the government is not able to take the proposal for introduction of a goods train forward.
“Goods train is obviously something that is very positive. It will really help the farmers and the larger society at large and it is something which we have also been very supportive of and discussed with the Government of India but we still have many concerns that are there,” he said.
The chief minister reiterated that the government wants to resolve all these concerns and has no intention to bulldoze its way.
“I have been very clear from day one that till those concerns are not resolved we are not going to bulldoze anything because yes development is necessary but it should be a development which is acceptable by everybody and we carry along everybody so we will engage with the different stakeholders and we will see how we take this discussion forward,” he said.
