Will give aid to Punjabis in Shillong: CM
Chandigarh, June 7
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh said his government would provide compensation to the Punjabi settlers whose shops were gutted during the recent violence in Shillong.
The CM, who met the four-member committee headed by Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, on their return from the strife-torn areas of Shillong, said the Punjab Government would also assist the settlers in completing an under-construction community-run school.
He said his government would also provide legal guidance to the affected families, if required. Capt Amarinder also said he would speak to his counterpart in Meghalaya and the Home Minister, requesting them to take steps to instil confidence in Punjabi settlers.
Randhawa told the CM that the gurdwara and the school run by the Punjabi community had not been damaged, but two shops and two vehicles belonging to the community members had been burnt. — TNS
