Shillong, Nov 4: The National People’s Party (NPP) today inducted three Trinamool Congress (TMC) members of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), taking its strength in the council to 21.
The three MDCs are Cherak Watre Momin of Kharkutta constituency, Alphonsush R Marak of Williamnagar constituency and Agassi R Marak of Balachanda constituency. Former Director of Mineral Resources Pius D Sangma also joined the party.
Explaining his decision to join the NPP, Agassi R Marak said he wanted to move forward in his political journey and contribute to the party, adding that he had left the West Bengal-based TMC without any animosity. He said the perception that the TMC was a Bengali party had affected its acceptance among people in the region.
Asked whether he was eyeing an NPP ticket for the 2028 Assembly elections, Marak said the decision would rest with the party leadership.
Meanwhile, Alphonsush R Marak said his decision to join the NPP was driven by the party’s assurance on the long-pending demand for a separate electoral roll in the GHADC.
He said he had been pursuing the demand since his days in the Garo Students’ Union between 2004 and 2009 and had also raised the issue during his association with the Congress Party.
