Summary:
Militancy is on the wane in the Garo Hills because of our government's commitment to peace," Meghalaya Youth Congress president Richard Marak countered. Meghalaya DGP SB Singh, who is camping in the Garo Hills following Sunday's incident, said, "I am in a meeting and can't speak anything now." But peace is yet to prevail in the Garo Hills. Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a powerful militant group active in the area, is suspected to be behind the explosion.Located on the western part of the state, the Garo Hills region is home to the Garos - one of the three matrilineal tribes of Meghalaya. Police managed to rescue him later.Given the fact that kidnappings and extortions, especially by former militants, are still on in the Garo Hills, the opposition fears that they may try to disrupt the poll process or influence voters..