Assam-Meghalaya Border Clash: Ex Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma Blames Intelligence Failure

Mukul Sangma on Assam Meghalaya Clash: Sangma emphasised the need for greater clarity and transparency in the ongoing border negotiations.

In the aftermath of the clash yesterday along the Assam-Meghalaya border in West Karbi Anglong in Assam where a Karbi youth died, former Meghalaya Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Dr Mukul Sangma has blamed both the Assam and Meghalaya governments for what he described as a “serious intelligence failure.” He asserted that the absence of a “robust preventive mechanism” led to the escalation of violence along the sensitive inter-state border.

Dr Sangma emphasised the need for greater clarity and transparency in the ongoing border negotiations between the two states, stating that confusion over the “outcome” of such discussions may be creating ins