"Need To Change Driver": Congress To Write To Ruling Allies In Meghalaya

Violence broke out in Shillong following the death of Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew, a former leader of an insurgent group.

Citing the law and order situation that led to a curfew in Shillong last week, the opposition Congress has decided to write to the constituents of the ruling alliance in Meghalaya and seek a change of the present leadership. Speaking to reporters, Leader of the Opposition in Assembly and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said, "We will be writing to the leaders of all the political parties who are in the government to put heads together and look at how we can save the state, the interests of the people; how we can best serve the people and that can happen only when there is a course correction." Violence broke out in Shillong following the death of Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew, a former leader of insurgent group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council. According to police, they had gone to arrest Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew on the basis of evidence pointing to his involvement in a blast. Police have said he was killed in a retaliatory firing when he attacked the police team with a knife in an attempt to escape. Thangkiew's family, however, has alleged that it was a "cold-blooded murder" by police.