Shillong, Dec 18: United Democratic Party (UDP) MLA from Mawsynram, Ollan Singh Suin, has urged the Meghalaya government to intervene and assess the threat...

Hindu organization Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (KSP) has called on the Meghalaya government to hold a meeting with all stakeholders regarding the reopening of the Mawjymbuin Cave for Hindu rituals. The group has set a deadline of December 23 for the meeting and to facilitate a visit to the site. Failure to meet their demands would result in a road blockade at Jorabat (near Guwahati) before Christmas, KSP warned.

Speaking to media persons, Tynsong said, “Let us go back to the history of this Mawjymbuin. That particular place doesn’t belong to the state government and they need to understand one thing, whoever from outside the state, they need to know exactly the land tenure system that we have here in the state of Meghalaya.”

Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma has called for understanding and sensitivity towards local issues in response to the 10-day ultimatum issued by the Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (KSP), a Hindu organization, demanding the reopening of the Mawjymbuin Cave for Hindu rituals.

The controversy over Mawjymbuin Cave, located near Mawsynram, approximately 60 kilometers from Shillong, has been simmering for months.

This was informed by the organization before the Meghalaya High Court, which has directed the formation of a Committee to look into the management of the Mawjymbuin cave, during the hearing on the matter here on Wednesday.

The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday asked the Dorbar Shnong of Mawsynram to amicably resolve the issue pertaining to the granting of no-objection certificate (NOC) for conducting of the annual pilgrimage to Mawjymbuin cave in Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills District.

The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday issued notices to authorities concerned in regards to the non-granting of no-objection certificate (NOC) for conducting the annual pilgrimage to Mawjymbuin cave in Mawsynram under East Khasi Hills District

Spokesperson of the National People's Party (NPP) and former Mawsynram legislator, HM Shangpliang, said Mawsynram, which is known as the 'Wettest Place on Earth,' should be preserved as a tourist destination and not a place of worship.

A Hindu group- Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (KSP) on Tuesday threatened to go for road blockade against Meghalaya to register its protest against the ban on Hindi devotees from offering prayers at the Mawjymbuin Cave in Meghalaya.