The opposition All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) state president Charles Pyngrope on Friday slammed the state government and its police department for their failure to stop the ongoing illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state.
Addressing media persons, Pyngrope said that the court’s order to deploy central paramilitary forces is a clear reminder to the state government that they are not doing their job irrespective of the fact that the High Court has asked them to do so.
“It is not only a contempt of court but it is also a total disregard of the law and order in the state where you have the central paramilitary forces coming here into the state to enforce a rule or decision taken by the high court,” he said.
The sitting legislator of Nongthymmai said, “Saying that it reflect badly is putting it very mildly I mean if there was any shame left in the Meghalaya police, they should be hanging their heads in shame because the job that they were supposed to execute as guardians of the law has now been overtaken by a paramilitary force which doesn’t belong to the state. Total shame, yes it is.”
He said, “It is not a question of dare to act as once you put on the uniform it is your bounded duty to serve and protect and uphold the Constitution. The Constitution is very clear you can’t steal and you cannot go against the rules and the laws that are prevailing in the state. Illegal transportation of coal has been declared illegal by the High Court, illegal, how you can allow it. Therefore, you have the central forces coming in.”