Leader of Opposition, Dr Mukul Sangma has termed the National People’s Party (NPP) an opportunist and unreliable party.
Addressing a Trinamool Congress Block Committee formation meeting along with launching the party’s membership drive in Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills today Dr Sangma said, Meghalaya should vote for change in 2023.
He said that the NPP-led MDA government has been formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah and that Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is a puppet appointed by Delhi.
“Before 2018 elections the NPP said they would not be with BJP; however we can see what happened after the elections. HSPDP, UDP, KHNAM also claimed that they would not stand by the BJP government but they all changed their stance. This is merely a repetition of their trickery,” he said.
The former Chief Minister also claimed that everyone knows how Home Minister Amit Shah came and pursued Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for the border deal, and within a month he signed the border agreement with Assam.
“Now, NPP is saying they’ll scrap the alliance with BJP and contest alone in the upcoming 2023 elections. These divisive forces from outside came in and formed an unholy alliance. They promised something before the elections, but did they keep their promises? This shows that this is a govt that cannot be trusted by the people of the state. Meghalaya will vote for change in the coming year,” he added.
Further, attacking the NPP-led MDA government over ineffective and poor governance, Dr. Sangma added, “This is our democracy and we must work together to safeguard the interests of our people, our tribes, our culture, our kids, and for our coming generations.
Slamming the MDA government for its misgovernance, Dr. Sangma commented, “The current proxy-BJP government is inefficient in preserving the uniqueness of our identity. They are wasting all our resources. I want to ask, why the sitting MLA hasn’t brought any formidable change in the constituency during his tenure? It’s not too late before the people will give them a befitting answer.”
TMC leader, Justin G Momin said that the Mawshynrut NPP MLA Gigur Myrthong failed to address development of the area. “If you see the health index, it has gone down all across the state, especially in this constituency. Despite the fact that this constituency shares its border with Assam, there’s neither livelihood nor enough jobs. The government failed to leverage the connectivity this area shares with the neighbouring state.”
