Congress to continue alliance with NPP in KHADC; to review after MDC elections

Shillong, Nov 29: The opposition Congress has decided not to pull out from the ruling National People’s Party (NPP)-led executive committee in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).

Speaking to media persons, Congress leader and KHADC deputy chief executive member PN Syiem said decision on whether to continue with the partnership will be taken only after the upcoming elections to the KHADC.

According to him, the party will consult with the newly elected MDCs to decide on the next step. “I will not comment now. Let the District Council election conclude and the results be declared. Only then, as a party and with our elected MDCs, will we decide how to proceed,” Syiem said.

Despite the suggestion of the party workers on the need to pull out of the NPP-EC, Syiem said that Congress has no immediate plans to sever its ties with the NPP in the KHADC.

He said that the party’s support for the NPP is not influenced by its performance in the 2023 Assembly elections, but rather by the challenges the party faced following a significant exodus of its leaders and legislators.

“We will not agree to say that because we work together in the District Council, we lost the Assembly elections. After many MLAs and MDCs left the party, that was the main reason for our defeat. But after the MP election, when Congress secured 100 MPs, the situation changed,” Syiem explained.

Syiem expressed confidence that Congress would receive strong support in the upcoming District Council elections, reiterating that the party’s primary focus remains the welfare of the people. “The Congress party believes that wherever we are, we should do our best for the welfare of the people. In the District Council, our main objective is to protect the interests of our people,” he concluded.

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