SHILLONG: The opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday staged a walkout from the assembly after speaker Metbah Lyngdoh disallowed a short-duration discussion on the demand for suspension of police officials involved in the killing of a former militant leader.
After CM Conrad K Sangma replied to a call attention motion, Congress chief whip Process T Sawkmie rose and wanted to know from the Speaker about the fate of his short duration discussion, which was not mentioned in Wednesday’s list of private members’ business.
The MLA from Mawlai pleaded with the Speaker that time be given for discussing the issue raised by him pertaining to suspension of police officers involved in the killing of former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council militant leader Cherishterfield Thangkhiew at Mawlai Kynton Massar on August 13.
In fact, the Speaker had admitted and fixed the short duration discussion, but disallowed it after he received a letter from the state government referring to the opinion of the Advocate General that the matter is sub-judice. The Congress legislators staged a walkout after the Speaker refused to reconsider his ruling despite their plea that they would confine their discussion only on the demand for suspension of police officials involved in the killing of the former militant leader.
