Centre yet to take a decision on students from Meghalaya affected by Manipur violence: CM

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 9, 2023

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday informed that the Centre is yet to take a decision with regards to students of Meghalaya, whose studies have been affected by the violence in the state of Manipur.

Speaking to reporters, Sangma said the State delegation led by him had met the union health minister and union agriculture minister during their visit to New Delhi yesterday.

“We had proposed to both of them (central ministers) that the students who are studying in RIIMS and in the CAU, Imphal, if for one year they can be provided space or a slot here in Shillong either in RIIMS for the medical or anywhere closer in the NE and in the Barapani campus of CAU, where the students of agriculture can come for at least one year,” he said..

He said, “We got a very positive response from the minister but a decision has not been taken. I think the decision will be taken with the home minister and other cabinet ministers but both the ministers were very positive and they said yes it was a very good suggestion and we will positively examine.

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Meanwhile, Sangma appealed to all concerned to work together and find a peaceful and  long lasting solution to end the violence in Manipur.

“I appeal that we should work constructively in a positive manner by bringing everybody together and finding a peaceful and long lasting solution,” he said.

Stating that this is not the time to blame anybody for the situation in Manipur, Sangma said, “If you notice we have not been blaming anybody. We have simply been saying that we need to take steps. It is a very complicated matter. You have to understand. It is very easy for you to say blame this and blame that. One has to understand the background of how things happened and the complication in which decisions had to be taken.”

“Yes, there is much more to be done. I don’t disagree with that. There is a lot of work to be done. In fact a lot of steps to be taken politically also and from the administration side also but I don’t think blaming anybody will really add or resolve the problem out here,” he asserted.