SHILLONG — Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday announced that the government will come up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the use of sirens, tinted glasses, and flickering lights–the common features of the ‘VIP culture’–and the same will be strictly implemented to minimise the inconvenience to the public in the state. The Chief Minister said, “I have been receiving a large number of complaints and concerns from citizens about what people are calling VIP culture. It is, of course, a matter of concern. But we also have to look at it from multiple angles. There is a concern for security and safety, which should not be mixed with the aspect of culture. Safety and security are one aspect, which is something we personally feel is important and should not be compromised. But if that safety and security concern becomes more of an attitude, and it is used in the wrong way, then I think that really is the problem.” Therefore, he said that it is important to regulate it in the right way. The Chief Minister informed that last week he had a meeting with the Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home (Police), Prestone Tynsong,...