JOWAI: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressed concern over illegal immigration and unscientific mining in Jaintia Hills even as she assured that her party, both at the Centre and State level is committed to resolving the issues plaguing the area.

Gandhi was addressing a public rally here ahead of the February 23 polls in Meghalaya. “The governments both at the Centre and the State are looking into how to stem illegal immigration and I am hopeful that we will reach a satisfactory solution,” she said in election meeting at the Kiang Nangbah College ground here.