Protesters defy curfew, storm into CM office in Shillong

Shillong | Tuesday | 5th June, 2018

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SHILLONG: Violence returned to rock Shillong on Monday when protesters, comprising locals, broke into the state secretariat when Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma was holding a meeting with Punjab government representatives. Curfew was extended from 14 areas to the entire town after clashes between mobs and police personnel continued throughout Sunday night. On behalf of daily wage earners, I appeal to all to help us return to normalcy," Conrad said. Though he could not give a time-frame, he said, "I hope it (normalcy) will be restored soon." They, however, were stopped from entering the secretariat building and began demonstration at the entrance..