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ARMY ROAD BLOCK 

Since  the  establishment of  Shillong as the capital of  the  North  East  Frontier,  which  was         shifted  from Nongsawlia in  Sohra, the  rainiest  spot on  earth,  in  the  year  1874,  army  and      military establishments were  provided, even  within   the  civilian  areas  including  markets.  Even  in  the  heart  of  the   capital,  there    still  exist  today  called  the   Cantonment  area,  which  does  not  form  part  of  the  Shillong     Municipality  area. The  army  had  just  taken  over  the  Garrison  Ground  at   Laban ,which  served  as  a playground  to  the  sports  persons  of  the  areas,  where   famed  football      teams  from  Calcutta, like East Bengal,  Mohan  Bagan,  played  exhibition matches  with            Shillong  Xl.  But  suddenly all  this  has  been prohibited,  and  also  roads  through  cantonments  have  been  declared  out  of  bounds  for  civilians. It  is however  a  piece  good  news  that  the   Union  Defence  Minister, Nirmal  Sitharaman has   issued  a  strict  order, that  all  cantonment    rodas  in  Shillong and  the  outskirts,  should  be  open  to  public thoroughfares, specially  to   ease  the  congestion of  traffic  jams in  the  city.  

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PULSE OF NORTH EAST

The  states  of  the  North  Eastern  India   are  up  in  arms  against  any  imposition of  the  Citizenship  Amendment  Bill 2016, for  giving  recognition  of  people    from  Bangladesh  specially who  have  migrated  to  the  region. This  runs  counter against  the  protection  of  the  North  Eastern  region  of  infiltration.The  indigenous  people  of  the  North  East,  forming  a  minority  in  the  overall  population   of India,  would  be  further  pushed  into  a  minority  corner,  thus  endangering  the  culture,  the  economy, the  indigenous  languages, the  land  and  agricultural  system  and  the  various  faith and  religions professed by  the  original  settlers.  The  entire matter  is  very  sensitive,  concerning the  people  of  the   North   East.  Several  organizations, including  student  bodies  of  the  North East  Students  Organisation,  who  have  held  several demonstration  against the  Citizenship bill.The various state  governments  in  the  North East,  should  also  seriously consider this vital matter  in  opposing the  passage  of  this  bill,which could  bring  about  bitter  consequences.

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HIGH EXPECTATION

With  the  results  of  the  Ampati  election in  the  background, the Congress is  creating  an  atmosphere  of  high  expectation,  that  it  would return  to  power. However  it  should  be  realized  that  a  win  or  a  loosefor  any partythough  Ampati  is  considered  to  be  a  prestigious  seat,  would  no unsettle  the  already  establishment  of  the  present  Meghalaya Democratic   Alliance  government. A  win  for  the  Congress  would  simply  add  the  number  of  its  representativein  the  state    legislative  assembly,but  not  to  the  extent  of  claiming  formation  of a  government,  though  it  is  running  neck-to neck  with  the  National  People’s  Party  (NPP).The  regional  parties  being  part   and  parcel  of  the  NPP, would continue having  their   alliancewith  the  NPP  and  BJP, specially  being  members of  the   National Democatic  Alliance  in  the  Union  Government.  The Congresshas already missed the bus for a government formation.  Ampati  therefore  whether  a  win  or   loss  for  any  side,  cannot  reverse  the political  situation.  

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KSU and NESO burn effigies to protest against Citizenship Bill

To protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, the Khasi Student Union (KSU) North East Student Organisation (NESO) burned effigies in front of the Kiang Nongbah statue in Shillong.

KSU President, Lambokstarwell Marngar said that though the state government has opposed the Bill, it is yet to take any resolution to the Central government to register its opposition to the Bill.” Meanwhile NESO President, Samuel Jyrwa said that the state demography and its peoples (Khasi’s, Garo’s and Jaintia’s) will be under threat if the Bill is passed. The leaders of two organisations have urged the state government to put up a strong opposition to the Central Government.