Assembly roof viral video blown out of proportion: Speaker

By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, May 20: Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Wednesday dismissed a viral video claiming the roof of the new Assembly building was collapsing, stating the matter had been blown out of proportion.

Speaking after a meeting to review construction progress at Mawdiangdiang, the Speaker termed the social media claims “unfortunate.” While welcoming constructive criticism, he urged the public to refrain from sharing un-verified content that creates misconceptions or brings disrepute to the Assembly.

Following the assessment, Sangma expressed satisfaction with the work and remained confident the project would be completed within the stipulated timeframe.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, consultants, the Project Management Consultant, and PWD, IT Cell, and National Informatics Centre officials besides Assembly Secretary Malthus S Sangma and Adviser (Legislation) Dr Andrew Simons.