Shillong, March 11 -- Two people died in police firing during a curfew in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Tuesday, officers said, as tensions escalated over the upcoming Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections, prompting a 48-hour curfew extension and a call for an Army flag march. Meanwhile, civil society activists urged the Meghalaya government to postpone the council election schedule until legal clarity emerges on the controversial poll eligibility rules, which stipulate that only Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates may contest the April 10 GHADC election. Police said the shooting occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, when security personnel tried to disperse a mob amid curfew restrictions. Unrest had intensified earlier, with shops vandalised in Chibinang and police resorting to blank firing as crowds gathered, heightening fears of further escalation. West Garo Hills district magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal requested an Army flag march in sensitive villages to reassure residents and curb further violence. He said that opposition to the participation of non-tribals in the GHADC elections had disturbed public peace....