Meghalaya (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

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January - 11	Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad Sangma on January 11 rubbished reports that if the Inner Line Permit (ILP) was implemented in the State, the Sixth Schedule would be done away with, reports Nagaland Post. He stated, “That is not true at all. There was a simple observation that certain officials Read more... Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad Sangma on January 11 rubbished reports that if the Inner Line Permit (ILP) was implemented in the State, the Sixth Schedule would be done away with, reports Nagaland Post. He stated, “That is not true at all. There was a simple observation that certain officials and certain political leaders had in Delhi saying that since we have exemption under Sixth Schedule, why would we need exemption under ILP from the CAA”. He also added, “There is no question of Sixth Schedule being removed as it is a protection and privilege given to the people of the state. We are very firm as a government that there is no comprise with the Sixth Schedule.” Meghalaya, which was formed as an autonomous state April 2, 1970 and as a full-fledged state on January 21, 1972, after being carved out of Assam, is covered by Sixth Schedule provisions of the constitution. Read less...
January - 13	Following repeated incursion by Bangladeshi nationals, the Centre has approved construction of 17 ‘smart fences’ along the Indo-Bangla border in the Meghalaya sector, reports Northeast Today on January 14. Border Security Force (BSF) officials said the fences are “anti-climb and cut” – which means t Read more... Following repeated incursion by Bangladeshi nationals, the Centre has approved construction of 17 ‘smart fences’ along the Indo-Bangla border in the Meghalaya sector, reports Northeast Today on January 14. Border Security Force (BSF) officials said the fences are “anti-climb and cut” – which means that intruders would find these fences extremely difficult to breach. These fences would be built in 17 patches along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya in areas which are not fenced. However, since these fences are proposed to be built within 150 yards of the international border, Bangladesh has raised objections.A large number of these fences is likely to come up in the Jaintia Hills sector which has remained unfenced and is vulnerable to infiltration by Bangladeshi criminals. In this month, there were three attacks by Bangladeshi miscreants in which eight people including a BSF jawan were injured. Read less...
January - 15	Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong state on January 15 that the offer made by banned militant outfit — Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for holding peace talks will need to be discussed with the Central Government, reports Northeast Today. He stated that “This is not onl Read more... Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong state on January 15 that the offer made by banned militant outfit — Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for holding peace talks will need to be discussed with the Central Government, reports Northeast Today. He stated that “This is not only the state government’s subject. We also need to sit down with the centre so that tripartite talk can take place at the earliest,”. HNLC, in a statement, had recently offered to hold political dialogue with the centre and the state government but maintained that they will not surrender first. Read less...
January - 27	Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad K Sangma is in New Delhi to meet Union home minister Amit Shah and finalise issues related to implementing Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state, reports East Mojo on January 28. Earlier on Dec 14, MDA govt delegation met Amit Shah in New Delhi to urge the Central Read more... Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad K Sangma is in New Delhi to meet Union home minister Amit Shah and finalise issues related to implementing Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state, reports East Mojo on January 28. Earlier on Dec 14, MDA govt delegation met Amit Shah in New Delhi to urge the Central govt to implement Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya Read less...
January - 31	The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (COMSO) will resume its agitation demanding implementation of Inner-Line Permit (ILP) system by holding a sit-in for five days next week, reports The Telegraph on February 1. COMSO chairman Robertjune Kharjahrin said that a decision was taken to or Read more... The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (COMSO) will resume its agitation demanding implementation of Inner-Line Permit (ILP) system by holding a sit-in for five days next week, reports The Telegraph on February 1. COMSO chairman Robertjune Kharjahrin said that a decision was taken to organise the sit-in from February 4 as the Centre had not responded to the resolution passed by the Meghalaya Assembly on December 19 last year, demanding implementation of ILP. Read less...

*Data till , March 30, 2020

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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