Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma has urged the tribal youths of the Northeast to enter into competitions be โ€œgoing beyond reservationsโ€.ย 

The Meghalaya chief minister made this statement after inaugurating theย Makhel Heritage Conclave at Makhel village in Manipurโ€™s Senapati district.ย 

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โ€œThe tribal youths of the Northeast should enter into competitions by going beyond reservation mindsets,โ€ย Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma said.ย 

He added that his father, Late PA Sangma โ€“ a stalwart in Northeast politics – โ€œbelieved in competitionโ€.ย 

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โ€œWe need to start thinking big. We need to leave behind this reservations mindset and compete with rest of the world,โ€ Sangma said.ย 

However, the Meghalaya chief minister clarified that he โ€œdo not mean that reservations should be done away withโ€.ย 

โ€œIt is the mindset that we need to change to compete with the rest of the world,โ€ said Conrad Sangma.ย