Heed winter capital demand, CM told

TURA, July 17: The ADE from Gasuapara has urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to fulfil the demand of making Tura the winter capital, pointing out that it had been promised since Meghalaya first achieved statehood back in 1972.
The association said that while Mini Secretariat may also exist, the creation of a Winter Capital was the only way to bring development and solve the problems of all communities living in Garo Hills.
It also urged the chief minister to look into the demand for a backlog policy being made by protesting groups in Tura.
Pointing out that the hunger strike being staged in Tura by the ACHIK has been a week now, the association urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to meet them and accede to their demands.
It may be recalled that the situation had turned grim on Sunday after a leader of GSMC collapsed during the hunger strike.