SHILLONG, Jan 5: As public transport stayed off the roads in Meghalaya on Friday, tourism minister and MDA spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said that the rule of law must prevail.
He was responding to a question on the 48-hour protest called by the tourist taxi associations against the yet-to-be-implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) which seeks to increase the punishment in hit-and-run cases.
“This is a matter of concern not just for Meghalaya, but the entire nation and of course we have seen a rise in cases of harsh driving and a lot of cases where drivers have taken undue advantage of the laws of the land. So the rule of law must prevail,” Lyngdoh told reporters.
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The minister said, “This is a protest that is being organised across the country. The movement of tourists is impeded across India.”
Today, tourist taxis in Meghalaya stayed off the roads in support of the country-wide protest against the BNS. (NNN)
