{"id":14321,"date":"2026-08-20T03:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14321"},"modified":"2026-08-20T03:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:58:27","slug":"statues-vandalised-vehicles-torched-after-students-bike-rally-turns-violent-in-meghalaya-shillong-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14321","title":{"rendered":"Statues vandalised, vehicles torched after students&#8217; bike rally turns violent in Meghalaya | Shillong News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133361875,imgsize-132799,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partially-damaged.jpg\" alt=\"Statues vandalised, vehicles torched after students' bike rally turns violent in Meghalaya\" title=\"The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged.\">The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SHILLONG: Statues of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were allegedly vandalised, while at least two government vehicles were set ablaze on Wednesday during a bike rally organised by the Khasi Students&#8217; Union (KSU), police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged. At least two government vehicles were also torched during the protest, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to news agency PTI, statues of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, erected at a colony, were also vandalised.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The rally was part of the KSU\u2019s ongoing agitation over a five-point charter of demands. <!-- -->These include the implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, reforms in recruitment through the Meghalaya Public Service Commission and District Selection Committees (DSCs), and stricter regulation of migrant workers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The influential student body has also raised concerns over the recruitment of nurses at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) and sought changes to the hiring process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Separately, the KSU has opposed the manner in which the public hearing for Shree Cement Ltd\u2019s proposed limestone mining project at Lum Syrman in East Jaintia Hills was conducted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The student body has demanded that the proceedings be declared null and void.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The union had issued a 15-day ultimatum to the state government. Later, it announced a black-flag bike rally across Shillong, claiming that its demands had not been addressed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>During the day, KSU members reached the main gate of the Meghalaya Secretariat and put up flags as part of the protest. The flags were removed by police personnel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Statues of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the Relief and Rehabilitation Colony, established for people who fled erstwhile East Pakistan in the 1960s, were also vandalised during the rally, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Police and security personnel were deployed in several parts of the city following the incidents. Further details on the extent of the damage and any arrests were awaited.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/shillong\/shillong-tense-after-students-bike-rally-vivekananda-netaji-statues-vandalised-vehicles-torched\/articleshow\/133361784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged. SHILLONG: Statues of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were allegedly vandalised, while at least two government vehicles were set ablaze on Wednesday during a bike rally organised by the Khasi Students&#8217; Union (KSU), police said.The rally passed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall-150x150.avif","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall-300x169.avif","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-rally-passed-through-several-parts-of-shillong-where-several-vehicles-were-attacked-and-partiall.avif"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The rally passed through several parts of Shillong, where several vehicles were attacked and partially damaged. 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