SHILLONG:
“There is no question of me ever giving any such order. From day one whatever has happened, it has happened as per procedures, the evidences procured by the police and the law. The police have followed all of these purely from a policing point of view and at no point of time had there been any interference or suggestion from my side in this matter,” said the Chief Minister, speaking to the press after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
He also said that after being informed about the operation, he had categorically told the police to make sure the law and procedure are followed and whatever action is taken, should be evidence-based.
“I don’t think there is any need for anybody to connect any dots and jump to conclusions. I said that the raid was based on a number of complaints from the public, villagers, as well as pressure groups.”
Stating that the police raid has nothing to do with politics, Sangma said, “This has nothing to do with candidature or any individual contesting against anybody in the polls. This operation was purely on the basis of what was going wrong inside the farmhouse and evidence and statements given by the people. If you look at the evidence, I don’t think it would require too much of thought to know that there was something fishy going on inside that farmhouse.”