SHILLONG, AUG 3: The North Eastern Hill University has granted No Objection Certificates to two of its professors who are in the fray for the upcoming Shillong Lok Sabha byelection.
The NOCs have been issued to ruling National People’s Party candidate Dr DRL Nonglait from the Department of Khasi, and opposition Voice of the People Party nominee Prof Batskhem Myrboh from the Department of Political Science.
Sources said the decision was taken during the 88th emergent meeting of the NEHU Executive Council held on July 30.
A letter issued by the Joint Registrar confirms that permission has been granted to both professors to contest the Lok Sabha election.
Prof Myrboh had earlier approached the Meghalaya High Court seeking intervention over the alleged delay in issuing the NOC.
With the certificate now in place, both candidates are cleared to campaign.
The byelection to the Shillong seat was necessitated following the death of sitting MP and NEHU professor Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon on February 19 this year.
The constituency spans 36 Assembly seats across the Khasi and Jaintia Hills regions.
Both Dr Nonglait and Prof Myrboh have stepped up campaigning across the constituency in the run-up to the polls.
