Shillong Ropeway row: Meghalaya minister stages walkout from stakeholders' meeting as JAC protest enters day 6

Shillong, Nov 11 (UNI) Meghalaya Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai staged a walkout from a stakeholders' meeting on the proposed Shillong ropeway project on Wednesday, accusing Joint Action Committee (JAC) members of disrupting proceedings over a proposed independent expert probe. The stakeholders' meeting, convened by the 19-South Shillong Advisory Committee chaired by Shullai, witnessed sharp differences of opinion, with several participants expressing reservations over the Rs 151-crore ropeway project. The meeting was held as women protesters under the banner of the JAC continued their indefinite sit-in against the ropeway project in front of U Kiang Nangbah statue in the state capital.…