Shillong, Dec 15 ? Normal life was affected in three districts of Meghalaya today due to the overnight 20-hour bandh called by Khasi Students Union (KSU) with stray incidents of stone-throwing in some places. However, no untoward incident was reported from anywhere till noon during the bandh, that began at 7 p.m. yesterday.
The bandh in East Khasi Hills, Ri-bhoi and Jaintia Hills districts is being supported by the apex North East Students Organisation. Normal life was hit in East Khasi Hills district, in which the capital town of Shillong is situated, with no shops, commercial establishments or educational institutions open.
Attendance in the government and private offices was poor. District Deputy Commissioner DP Wahalang told PTI that vehicles with police escort were plying along the national highway. Stray incidents of stone throwing were reported from two places of Ri-bhoi district last night in which window panes of trucks and cars were damaged causing very few vehicles to ply on the national highway, the district Commissioner W L Lyngdoh said today. Life in the district too was hit though attendance in the offices at Nongpoh, the district town, was normal.
In West Khasi Hills too, normal life was affected but there was no impact in Jaintia Hills district, its Deputy Commissioner L Kharkongor said. The bandh has been called to protest against the State Government?s alleged failure to review its reservation policy, check influx of outsiders and the move to mine uranium in the state