Meghalaya CM rejects demands to remove Advocate General Amit Kumar

Shillong, Oct 14 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma defended retaining Amit Kumar as Advocate General despite intense pressure from lawyers to remove him, arguing that a dismissal could destabilise state governance. The High Court Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association are demanding Kumar's removal over his claim during a Meghalaya High Court hearing that "there are many sexual harassment cases within Shillong's legal fraternity". Acknowledging the concerns raised by the Bar Associations, Sangma said that he had made efforts to de-escalate tensions but maintained that replacing the Advocate General was not straightforward, citing the Law Department's critical role…