Two years after 15 miners were killed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, six others lost their lives in another accident at another mine in January.
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Meghalaya politics is beholden to the coal mining mafia. In fact, the “mafia” is part of the political elite in the state. And everyone benefits from this illegal activity. The ones who benefits the most are the various youth and student organizations. For example, the all-powerful and all-knowing Khasi Students Union (KSU) keeps making noise on all issues under the Sun but is quiet on this issue. Why? Because it too is amongst the beneficiaries.
Honest civil society activists like Ms. Agnes Kharshing, Ms. Patricia Mukhim and others are threatened, intimidated and at times brutally silenced by the mafia. All under the patronage of the political class.
Meghalaya politics is beholden to the coal mining mafia. In fact, the “mafia” is part of the political elite in the state. And everyone benefits from this illegal activity. The ones who benefits the most are the various youth and student organizations. For example, the all-powerful and all-knowing Khasi Students Union (KSU) keeps making noise on all issues under the Sun but is quiet on this issue. Why? Because it too is amongst the beneficiaries.
Honest civil society activists like Ms. Agnes Kharshing, Ms. Patricia Mukhim and others are threatened, intimidated and at times brutally silenced by the mafia. All under the patronage of the political class.