By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, Sep 24: The latest cabinet reshuffle, which witnessed the exit of as many as eight sitting ministers, has evinced muted discontent among several sections of politicos and pressure groups. While Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has justified the reshuffle as a step to bring in “balance, inclusivity and fairness”, he himself faced a demand for making way for a Khasi-Jaintia CM.

Following an appeal by the Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO) to the CM to make way for a Khasi-Jaintia chief minister to restore balance, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday termed the demand as communal and asked the group not to communalise the recent cabinet reshuffle.

Meghalaya has not had a Khasi-Jaintia chief minister since 2010, when Mukul Sangma

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