?Centre turned down state’s plea to firm up police infra’

SHILLONG: A day after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh castigated the state government over the worsening law and order situation in the state, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma hit back saying the proposals of the state government to strengthen police stations — approved by the UPA-II government — were all withheld by the BJP-led government at the Centre. While referring to the blast that claimed the life of Williamnagar NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma, Singh had told a gathering at an election rally in Songsak on Monday that there was utter chaos and total failure of law and order in Meghalaya. Terming Singh’s statement a “most irresponsible c…