"This is something abnormal... A society where it is matriarchal in nature. I have never heard of it...It is dismaying. I really do not know what happened but it has to be condemned in the strongest possible words," Singh, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, said while speaking on the sidelines of BIMSTEC foudation day held at the Assocham premises here.
On Tuesday, a 35-year-old Garo woman was shot at point blank range when she had resisted an alleged molestation and rape attempt in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya by suspected GNLA militants, sparking outrage in the state.
In his tweet earlier, Singh had condemned the incident, saying, "Incident in Meghalaya is deplorable. Could never imagine an incident like this in a state where women are respected more than anywhere else.