Guwahati, June 4 : Concerned about reports of security threats to Sikhs in Shillong, a four member delegation of Punjab government on Tuesday visited Shillong to take stock the situation.
The team led by Cabinet minister Sukhjinder Randhawa with MPs Gurjit Aujla and Ravneet Bittu, and MLA Kuldip Singh Vaid had arrived in Shillong and took stock the situation.
The team also met Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
After arriving at Guwahati airport, Cabinet minister of Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government, Sukhjinder Randhawa said that, Sikh community people are living in Shillong in past 100-200 years and born in Shillong and they are pure citizens.
“The violence situation happened in Shillong is a very unfortunate. We will meet Meghalaya CM and urging him to find out a concrete solution,” Randhawa said.
On the other hand, MP Ravneet Bittu said that, some groups including political parties, MLAs have pressurised Meghalaya CM to evict Sikh community people from Shillong.
The team will also meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
