Hek meets Union MoS over Lady Keane notice

SHILLONG, Sep 21: Senior BJP leader AL Hek on Wednesday called on Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and urged him to direct the chief executive officer of the Shillong Cantonment Board (SCB) to withdraw its letter to Lady Keane College demanding payment of over Rs 45 lakh as service charges since the college is located on defence land.
Hek, accompanied by Principal of the college D Khlur Mukhim, also urged the Union MoS to instruct the SCB to refrain from issuing such letters in future.
According to Hek, the Union MoS is said to have assured to take up the matter with the ministry.
It may be recalled that the Board’s CEO Vijay Rajak had written a letter to the College in August asking it to pay Rs 45,25,956 as provisional service charges which has been calculated for the period w.e.f. 1.4.2022 to 31.3.2023.