Meghalaya Government to Bear Violence Victims' Cost of Treatment, Confirms CM

Shillon, March 2, 2020:

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma along with his cabinet colleagues, Home Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui, Health Minister, A.L. Hek and GAD Minister, Comingone Ymbon paid a visit to the victims injured in sporadic incidents of violence that occurred in the city in the last few days.

Speaking to media persons after meeting the injured individuals at Shillong Civil Hospital the Chief Minister informed that necessary medical care is being administered to the injured adding that the condition of most of the victims is stable.

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He further informed that some of the victims require medical operations to be performed and once these procedures are completed by tomorrow, ‘the injured people should be completely out of danger’.

The Chief Minister said that all the medical expenditure involved in the treatment of the victims will be borne by the Government.

‘Our purpose of coming here was to see them (victims) and express our concern and also inform that all the expenditure that will be involved in their treatment including the operations and the medicine expenditures will be completely borne by the Government.’, he said.

The Meghalaya Chief Minister also added that all precautionary measures are in place to bring the law and order situation under control and also appealed to all stakeholders and individuals to refrain from any kind of violence so that peace and normalcy can return.

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