Congress MP and Deputy Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi on this Monday had an interaction with a cross section of the civil society in Meghalaya to explore what they felt was needed to be included in the Congress manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Actually Lok Sabha member from Shillong, Vincent H Pala moderated the interaction where several suggestions were thrown up by those who attended the meeting.
In fact most participants expressed their anguish at the state of affairs of education in this country and the introduction of the CUET and the NEET where most tribal students stand eliminated because they cannot afford coaching classes. With it others spoke on the need for greater environmental surveillance and also better policies for agriculture. At the end Gogoi asked the attendees to send him more suggestions over email. Actually it is very good step taken as people are giving their suggestion so that their problems can be solved properly.
