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The Hindu Bureau

Meghalaya political parties seek ‘local’ DGP

: ‘Vocal for local’ has attained a new meaning in Meghalaya.

Three political parties, including the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, have sought the appointment of a “local” woman IPS officer as Meghalaya’s next Director General of Police.

They went vocal about their preference for senior IPS officer Idashisha Nongrang as the next DGP after a case was filed against the State’s incumbent police chief, Lajja Ram Bishnoi for allegedly using a fake registration number for his official vehicle.

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