Addressing a press conference in Shillong on Friday, the Vice President of Youth Congress Banphiralang Basaiawmoit said that the Congress in its manifesto also promised the development of infrastructure and elimination of poverty by improving the fortunes of 23 crore people over the next decade.
National People’s Party (NPP) spokesperson Himalaya M Shangpliang on Thursday said voting for the opposition Congress would be like “sailing on a sinking ship”.
Aminul Islam will be contesting against Pradyut Bordoloi from the Congress party and Suresh Bora from the Bharatiya Janata party, who has secured the Saffron Party ticket for the constituency.
NPP national general secretary and deputy chief minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Tuesday said the introduction on the deduction of weight of agricultural produce and advocating on taking father’s surname have been some of the major achievements of the Voice of the People Party (VPP) president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit.
Sangma's statement bears immense significance and comes as a response to opposition political parties who are allegedly attempting to strike an emotional chord by playing with the sentiments of the people in relation to tribal identity.
Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took potshots at Congress and said those who speak against the BJP eventually end up joining the saffron outfit.
National People’s Party (NPP) spokesperson Himalaya M Shangpliang on Tuesday said the NPP and the BJP are not the same. According to him, it was because of the NPP leadership that the state of Meghalaya was exempted from the purview of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
