By Our Reporter
Shillong, Sep 15: On the first day of the autumn session of the state Assembly, the house paid tributes to legislators from the state and other parts of the country who passed away recently.
The Assembly remembered former state legislators—Nit Shabong, Endro Iawphniaw and Gilfred Sing Giri.
Participating in the obituary reference, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma said that the country has lost 21 political leaders in the past six months and three of them are from Meghalaya.
‘The demise of great leaders is a great loss to many of the states and the country as a whole’.
Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker, Thomas Sangma expressed his condolences to the bereaved families. Stating that he has not had any personal acquaintance with the three political leaders, “But what I could see from the obituary notes, they were popular leaders during their times,” Sangma said.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition, Ronnie V Lyngdoh said that the late Nit Shabong who represented Sohiong constituency was a dynamic person and a leader who was concerned about the welfare of the people of his constituency.
“I remember he used to take up the congestion of Iew Mawlong and then how to connect one of the areas of his constituency Shilliang Um with Shillong.
He had initiated a road project to connect the village with Shillong but of course the road has been left incomplete,” Lyngdoh said.
Stating that he does not know late Endro Iawphniaw personally, the leader of opposition said that he had served as a minister of the state and must have contributed to the welfare of the state.
Lyngdoh said that he is sure that even late Gilfred Sing Giri in his capacity as a legislator was committed to the welfare of the people and of the state in general.