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DELHI CHALO

Senior leader of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance Government, Prestone Tynsong, has called upon legislators to accompany him to New Delhi to meet central leaders to discuss urgently matters of state, like the banning of coal mining by the National Green Tribunal in the state, which have affected the revenue of the state. The banning of coal mining came into effect in the year 2014 but is still continuing. The previous Government had brought a resolution for lifting to the ban but to no avail. The State Government had also appointed committees in working out ways and means to resume coal mining with certain safeguard to the environment. The State Government has suffered a loss of rupees 416 crores, since coal mining was banned in the state. Meanwhile illegal stone quarrying, which was banned in the state have mushroomed again in West Garo Hills.
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total seat of five. Three seats have been won by the ruling coalition candidates, Sosthenes Sohtun in Jirang of the NPP, Jason S. Mawlong of Umsning of the Peoples Democratic Front and Dasakhiat Shisha Lamare , NPP of Mawhati, being the youngest assembly member, son of Ngaitlang Dhar, who was defeated in Umroi constituency by Congress George Bakyntiewlang Lyngdoh. The Congress also bagged the prestigious Nongpoh seat, Mayralborn Syiem, the constituency which D.D. Lapang, held for so long, who did not contest this time. All the winners of Ri Bhoi are first timers. In the Mawhati constituency, Dasakhiat could beat down Julias Kitbok Dorphang , who had contested the election in jail, as he was charged with with a sex scandal offence. Elders of Ri Bhoi belonging to a body of intellectuals, “Ki Khraw Pyrkhat Ri Bhoi" have expressed dismay that non of the ruling members of Ri Bhoi , were given a cabinet berth.
