Shillong, July 29: The Khasi Student Union, (KSU) The Federation of Khasi Jiantia and Garo People (FKJGP) along with the synjuk ki rangbah Shong met the Revenue minister Dr R C Laloo and asked the state Government to take it over the land at Luckiar Road which is about 3 Ackers fro public purposes.
In the memorandum submitted to the Minister said that the Cantonment Board has transfer to the state government in 2000. Late Chief Minister E K Mawlong has taken the initiative but since his government collapse the matter is kept pending till date.
The general Secretary of the FKJGP Wilbert Rani said that the Defence authority has given this land to the state government in 2000 but since the lease given to Late J N Bawari expired only on 2005 and the Cantonment board did not renew the lease.
What made the NGO’s surprise about this is that the state government has no document about this land. In this meeting with the Revenue minister from the NGO’s they have demanded that the state government should take position of this land for public purpose. (SP News)
