Web India: Meghalaya: Sunday,
March 05, 2017.
Goons have
partially damaged a house of a Right to Information (RTI) activist, Curtis Rani
in Meghalaya, even as police have started their investigation.
The house,
which is under-construction, was damaged last night at Mawkneng village in East
Khasi Hills district followed a day after Nongspung Chief Patrick Syiemiong
asked Mr Curtis to choose between his and RTI. The RTI activist, who has lodged
a police complaint, told UNI over phone from his village that he does not know
who damaged the wall of his house. However, he said the incident followed after
Mr Syiemiong issued a letter on March 2 directing him to immediately stop the
house construction. Moreover, he claimed that the Mawkneng headman Keling Rani
also verbally informed him that Mr Syiemiong wanted him to choose between his
house and RTI. "Mr Syiemiong has asked me to stop the construction of my
house after I have sought information from him through RTI on various issues relating
to the rules and regulations and financial expenditure of the office of Syiem
of Hima Nongspung in administering the villages. UNI RRK BM
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