The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Monday filed an FIR against the general manager and project director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for failing to repair the dilapidated National Highway-6.
The FIR was lodged with the Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills District by the KSU-EJHDU president Streamly N Suchen.
Suchen said, “I hereby request you to register this complaint and take appropriate legal action against the individuals responsible, as their activities are causing a disturbance to the public and general well-being of the citizens. Such actions are against the law and pose a threat to public safety.”
He informed that on August 8, 2023 when the KSU were democratically protesting over the road condition, one of the employees of the NHAI who is the manager technical of the NHAI Biswajit Jyoti Lahkar assured that the authority would repair the entire stretch of the NH-6 within 6 weeks time from this date of incident at Lumshnong Toll Plaza.
“It has been almost 8 weeks now no sign of work has started on the part of the NHAI despite assuring the union and the protestors to start the work,” Suchen said.