TURA:
The All Garo Hills Merchant Association (AGHMA) on Friday said that setting up a ‘second capital’ is the need of the hour, just as the founding fathers of the state have envisioned.
AGHMA president, Thoseng Chiba Marak in a statement said, “Having a second capital in Garo Hills will not only boost the development in the region but it will also help the business sector which in turn will improve the economy of the region.”
He said that governments in the past have neglected the Garo Hills region in all sectors and have turned a deaf ear to the demands of the Garo people for a second capital.
“There are too many valid reasons for the need for the setting up of the winter capital in Tura one of which is the ethnic difference in the state. Meghalaya will not be the first to experiment with dual capital in the country, as many states have and are still in practice today,” Marak said.
The AGHMA also called upon like-minded people of Garo Hills as well as representative organisations to join hands and steer the demand for a winter capital in Tura.
It also expressed gratitude to the A·chik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) for flagging the issue of winter capital in Tura.