State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Ernest Mawrie, held a meeting in Tura where he interacted with party workers from around Garo Hills.
Around 300 karyakartas attended the programme, including national executive member of the BJP Kisan Morcha Charles M Sangma, state executive member Edmund K Sangma and former MLA Bluebell R Sangma.
Mawrie also met the BJP’s district leaders as well as representatives of the Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha.
“The participation was enormous and the programme was a huge success,” a release from the party’s media cell stated.
State BJP vice-president and Tura MDC Bernard Marak was arrested last month on suspicion that a property he owns was involved in prostitution and other immoral activities, though Mawrie maintains that he was framed. The party Tura also complained that its members in Tura were being harassed by police in the wake of Marak’s arrest. None of these matters were mentioned in the press release.
