Meghalaya got 21 of the 23 disputed villages on the “willingness of the people”

Cabinet Minister and chairman of the West Khasi Hills regional committee on border Renikton L Tongkhar on Tuesday asserted Meghalaya got 21 of the 23 disputed villages in phase one of the border resolution process and the decision was based solely on the “willingness of the people”.

“Out of 23 villages that we have settled we got 21 and we lost two and that too based on the will of the people residing in those villages,”