MDA government compromising with the security of people in Meghalaya, claims TMC spokesperson

All India Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale claimed that the present MDA government has compromised with the security of the people of Meghalaya.

Attacking the NPP-led MDA government over the issue of security concerns related to Chinese smart meters in Meghalaya, AITC National Spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a press release said, "It is shocking that for embezzling crores of rupees, the MDA Govt has played with the security of not just Meghalaya but of the entire country by installing SIM card-based Chinese smart meters on the electricity network in the state. As TMC has repeatedly pointed out, these Chinese smart meters pose a great risk to the infrastructure of Meghalaya where Chinese hackers can shut down electricity, compromise user data, and tamper with electric supply across the entire state. Moreover, since these Chinese smart meters are SIM-based and connected to the grid, the ramifications of a Chinese hacker attack would be felt across the entire electricity grid. We call upon the MDA Govt to explain to the people of Meghalaya and India why such a great risk has been taken with the security of the state’s infrastructure."

The National Spokesperson also demanded the Former Power Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister to come clean and answer to the people of Meghalaya. 

He mentioned, "James Sangma & Prestone Tynsong must come clean on why they lied brazenly to the people of Meghalaya and compromised the infrastructure security of the state by installing Chinese smart meters without security approval and in violations of the rules established by the Union Govt of India on the usage of Chinese equipment. We will NOT tolerate the MDA Govt compromising the security of the people of Meghalaya just to fill up their own pockets"

On the other hand, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tyngsong on December 14 stated that he will not entertain the allegations put up by the AITC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale.

“Why would I spend time with a person who doesn’t have anything to do and we really do not know how much he loves and how much he cares about Meghalaya”, said the Deputy CM.

“..we all know he is from which place and he (Saket Gokhale) is talking as if he is part and parcel of our State”, he added. 

Deputy CM further said that as a National spokesperson if he needs to make any allegations he needs to have evidence and bring in documentary proof.