A mob pelted stones at Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s office in Tura on Monday, injuring five security personnel. Sangma.
Who was inside his office at the time, was unharmed in the incident but is currently stuck inside his office.
The incident occurred while CM Sangma was holding a meeting with agitating groups who have been on a hunger strike. The groups, based in the Garo Hills, have been demanding a winter capital in Tura.
The meeting in Tura between the CM and the groups was progressing peacefully for over three hours. However, the situation took an unexpected turn when a mob gathered at the CMO Tura and began pelting stones.
The police had to resort to firing tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. Five security personnel were injured in the commotion that followed.
The situation at the Chief Minister’s Office in Tura remains tense. CM Sangma and Public Health Engineering minister Marcuise N Marak are among the officials stuck inside the office.
Meanwhile, during the meeting, CM Sangma invited the agitating groups for a discussion in Shillong which is tentatively scheduled for August 8 or 9.