Shillong, July 27: The All Assam Students’ Union(AASU) and the Khasi Students’ Union(KSU) are perturbed to witness that tourist carrying vehicles from Assam, both of private and commercial registration, are being stopped at several places in Meghalaya and denied entry to the state.
Under the aegis of North East Students’ Organization (NESO), the AASU and the KSU have discussed the issue with utter seriousness. While discussing the same, the KSU states that the organisation is not aware of any such incident of stopping vehicles from Assam and it firmly does not conform to any such initiative.
Tourists and the tourist vehicles ferrying tourists from Assam should come to Meghalaya without any worry or agony. However it is pertinent for both the governments of Assam and Meghalaya to have thorough dialogue on the issue and solve the same permanently.
Similarly tourists’ taxis associations from both states are requested to maintain cordial relationship and a spirit of common understanding. The KSU will take positive initiative in this regard.
The AASU president Utpal Sarma, general secretary Sankor Jyoti Barua and the KSU president Lambokstarwell Marngar, general secretary Donald v Thabah have stated in a joint press release that Assam and Meghalaya are two neighbouring states.
It has been a constant endeavour of the AASU and the KSU to strengthen friendly relation among the people Assam and Meghalaya as both states are being plagued with the same problem of infiltration of illegal foreigners.
AASU and KSU have always supported each other in their quest for survival and protection of indigenous Assamese and Khasis since time immemorial in both the states. We are committed to continue this affirmative effort.
The joint Press statement was sign by Utpal Sarma President All Assam Students Union, Lambokstarwell Marngar President KSU, Sankar Jyoti Baruah General Secretary AASU and Donal V Thabah general secretary KSU.
