Meghalaya CM sought Central support to ensure all-round development

New Delhi, March 17: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time after unseating the Congress in the February 27 assembly elections.

At the meeting, Sangma, who heads the six-party Meghalaya Democratic Alliance coalition government which includes the BJP, sought the Central government's support to ensure all-round development in the region.

"We requested that allocations should be made again and projects revived because the northeastern states are very small. Therefore, the funds, even though the devolution of tax has gone up, are not enough to fund developmental projects. We want those allocations to be revived again," he said.