The state government has stood firm on the Shillong Ropeway Project with Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong saying that the project would not be scrapped or relocated based on “unfounded fears” even as he said the government’s door for fresh talks is open.Buy Maps
“The door is always open…meetings were already held not less than 3-4 times… If they want to talk again, we are there,” Tynsong said replying to a query after protesters staged a demonstration in front of the Secretariat on Friday.
“If they want further discussion, the door is open and we are ready to meet them, but not this way. You cannot just say, let us go to the Secretariat,” Tynsong said while talking tough on the demonstration by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the ropeway project.Get Local Permits
Stating that the government is always open and accommodative, he said, “If you want talks, we are ready to discuss further about any issues because we would like to carry along everybody on board.”
“Be it a big project or a small project, ultimately it is for the interest of the people of the state. It is not for the interest of Prestone or Conrad or Sniawbhalang, it is for the interest of everybody who are here in Meghalaya,” he added.