
Shillong, February 19 The Meghalaya assembly session scheduled for February 20, during which the state budget was to be presented, could be adjourned as a mark of respect to Shillong MP Ricky A J Syngkon, who died on Thursday evening, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.
Syngkon reportedly collapsed while playing futsal near the city outskirts, and doctors at a private hospital declared him dead around 8:45 pm.
"We have discussed this with Deputy Chief Minister and in-charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Prestone Tynsong, and we will have a meeting tomorrow with the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) headed by the Speaker," Sangma told