Shillong, Mar 2 NNN : Meghalaya opposition party led by NCP has expressed surprise at the lethargic response to its initiative to use the latest technology in soliciting initiative public views and suggestions through the call centres and the emails.
\nLeaders of the opposition Conrad Sangma told a group of reporters that the people of the state \u2018surprised\u2019 him ,considering the fact that all the people are into mobile phones and internet but do not want to make the best use of it.
\nThe NCP created two call centres and an \u2018open to all\u2019 face book account of the leader of the opposition to elicit the public grievances in order to addmore teeth to the confronting voices during forthcoming Budget session of the state assembly.
\nHowever, the urban response is discouraging , given the 20 phone calls that the opposition Leader of the opposition Conrad K Sangma told reporters that the type of response from the urban areas through the call centres is a surprise.
\n\u201cAll those calls came from West Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills districts\u201d, informed Conrad K Sangma, besides informing that those who called dwelt on issues pertaining to local development. The NCP leader also divulged that,he had received 80 odd emails from people in this regard.
\nThe Meghalaya Budget session of the state assembly begins on March 9 and concludes on March 21.<\/p>\n\n