Shillong, Mar 4: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said the five Congress legislators are ‘not actually Congress’ legislators as they have been suspended by the party. As such, their joining the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) will not create any conflict of interest in the coalition.

“So right now they are in a way not actually Congress because they have been suspended,” Sangma said adding that they are all here to work together for the state.

He further said there will be no conflict because Congress has already taken action against the five legislators by suspending them for supporting the NPP-led MDA government.

“I don’t see any issue or any conflict of interest,” Sangma said.

He also stated that the overall performance of the MDA government and its effort to resolve long pending issues has built up the confidence among leaders who are in the opposition. “It is a positive reflection of the works of the government that today these leaders are supporting the MDA,” he said.