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More than two days after violence broke out at a rally organised by a tribal organisation in #Shillong on October 28, no arrests have been made even though Meghalaya deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong had said the police would take “necessary steps”.

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#Shillong City Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem told @ROKIBUZZAMAN2 on Sunday that the police had registered two cases related to the violence, but no miscreants have been identified so far. scroll.in/article/103621…

The rally, in central #Shillong, had been organised by the Federation of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo People to draw attention to Meghalaya’s unemployment problem. scroll.in/article/103621…

#Shillong | Protestors, wearing masks and waving flags, had attacked passers-by. Ha ri la jong, katba mon!” they shouted in Khasi. “In my own land, I can do whatever I wish to.” scroll.in/article/103621…

#Shillong | Several videos have emerged of participants beating up “non-locals”, particularly of people from Bengal and Assam, said Ashraful Hussain, an MLA of the All India United Democratic Front from Assam. scroll.in/article/103621…

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Patricia Mukhim, editor of The Shillong Times, in a series of posts on Facebook said that the federation’s slogan – “In my own land, I can do whatever I want” – was unconstitutional. “The cry is intended to provoke violence and inequality among citizens." scroll.in/article/103621…

#Shillong | Dundee Cliff Khongsit, the president of the Federation of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo People, expressed regret for the violence but alleged that “miscreants” who were not part of the organisation, were to blame.

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#meghalaya | With assembly elections due in Meghalaya early next year, the rallies reflect the growing frustration over unemployment as well as the tribal groups’ anxieties, observers said. scroll.in/article/103621…

@ROKIBUZZAMAN2 reports