Meghalaya BJP leaders meets Amit Shah

Shillong, Jan 18  A delegation of BJP leaders from Meghalaya met Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday and urged him for opening of trade route to Bangladesh through Meghalaya.
The delegation led by lone BJP Minister Alexander Laloo Hek along with state party president Rikman Momin also took up the pending issues related to the implementation of Inner Line Permit and inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, BJP Spokesperson, Mariahom Kharkrang said.
“We impressed upon him on the need to open international trade route to Bangladesh through Meghalaya to reduce the travel time for transshipment of goods to the other parts of India,” Kharkrang said.
According to the BJP Spokesperson, the Home Minister gave a patient hearing and agreed to look into all matters earnestly.
Kharkrang said Shah has also invited a delegation of church leaders for a meeting in Delhi along with the state party president and state cabinet minister Hek to discuss matters relating to Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and allotment of land in the National Capital Region to Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Synod.