SHILLONG, OCT 15: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has denied allegations of uranium mining in Garo Hills, stating that there is no evidence or information to support such claims.
“There is no nay kind of activity or any kind of evidence or any kind of information that has to reflect that any kind of such activities going on,” Sangma told reporters on Wednesday while responding to the recent allegations made by BJP MDC from Tura Bernard N Marak.
He urged leaders making allegations to come forward with details and proof, promising that the government would take immediate action if evidence is found.
“Leaders in responsible position should not just come up with statements just because they want to grab attention or maybe just make our statement,” he said while adding “If it is the case, then definitely it is a matter of concern and if it is so, let them come out with the details and the proof and definitely if there is any such thing problem, that happening government of Meghalaya will the first one to act on it.”
Reiterating the government’s firm stance against uranium mining, Sangma said, “I have made our position very clear that we are firm that uranium mining should not take place.”
He however said, “There could be situations where some incidence could be there, which may not have come to the notice of the Government, so if there is and if the evidence is there and if the information is there, then please give that to us we will be more than happy to act and take necessary action on it.”
By Our Reporter
