After clashes with the Sikhs in the Punjabi lane on 31 May, curfew was imposed which after a few weeks was only a night curfew and which has now been withdrawn. Meanwhile the so-called high level committee of the Meghalaya government has asked the Shillong Municipal Board to make preparations for a second round of survey and inventory of the Sikh houses. Surprisingly, no one is explaining as to under which law are they placing to do this?

Shillong, India, 21 August, WSN Bureau