The BJP on Tuesday termed the reports of beef ban in Meghalaya as “false and malicious untruth”, after another party leader in the state resigned over the Centre’s controversial notification on cattle. The party clarified that any such decision is for the state government to take. Nalin Kohli, Meghalaya in-charge[Read More…]
On Thursday, a BJP leader in Meghalaya resigned as a mark of protest against the Centre’s rule, banning cattle trade for slaughter. Bernard N Marak, former West Garo Hills district president, resigned from the party. He had earlier said that the party would bring down beef prices in the state,[Read More…]
At a time when the BJP-led union government is facing condemnation for its fresh directive banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a BJP leader from Meghalaya has said that the party would make beef cheaper if chosen to power in the northeastern state. The state[Read More…]
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering at Shillong on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations of Bharat Sevashram via video conferencing. Praising the efforts of Bharat Sevashram Organisation, the PM said, “Be it a natural disaster or be it a birth of worry by the struggle of humans,[Read More…]
Lok Sabha MP from Tura in Meghalaya and key ally of the BJP in the northeast, Conrad Sangma, has written a letter asking Prime Minister to defer the central government’s plan to observe April 14 as Digital India Day, as it falls on Good Friday. “I have come to learn[Read More…]
Meghalaya’s opposition leader Donkupar Roy lashed out at the ruling Congress-led government over the increasing rate of crime against women and children in the state. Holding the government accountable for its reluctant attitude, which in turn is failing to make women and children safe in the state, Dr. Roy said[Read More…]
Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigned after news of sexual assaults surfaced against him in local media. The report accused him of sexual misconduct alleged by a woman who had come looking for a job at the Governor’s Office. A week after this incident, a letter was sent to PM Modi[Read More…]
