Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- The dispute over restrictions on Assam-registered tourist vehicles entering Meghalaya took a serious turn on Thursday when protestors blocked the car of former Meghalaya Education Minister and NPP legislator Rakkam A. Sangma at Jorabat.

According to reports, a large group of taxi drivers from Assam stopped Sangma's vehicle, raised slogans, and demanded that he return to Meghalaya.

The legislator, who was on his way to the Garo Hills, later confirmed in a video that he managed to pass through the blockade only with the help of an Assam Police escort.

The blockade also targeted Meghalaya-registered tourist vehicles, preventing them from entering Assam and triggering long traffic jams in the area. Sangma urged both s...