Tura, Feb 23: A new Executive Committee under current CEM Rakesh A Sangma has been given the green signal by Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik to run the GHADC administration on Monday.
The ten member EC consists of two MDCs, including a rebel Trinamool member, whose crucial support helped the NPP led alliance to remove its rebel CEM Benedic R Marak who had allied with the opposition party in an unsuccessful last bid attempt to retain power.
Rebel Congress MDC who switched sides to regional party UDP, Ashahel D Shira, and Stevie Marak, a Congress MDC who defected to Trinamool and later joined the NPP alliance have both been rewarded with Executive Member positions in the new GHADC dispensation.
They replace Executive Members Dhormonath Sangma of the NPP and Promod Koch of the BJP who were dropped for siding with ousted CEM Benedic Marak and the Trinamool Congress.
The new Executive members consist of a deputy CEM Nikman Ch Marak of the Garo National Council. Nikman had also been the Dy CEM in the previous EC of Benedic Marak.
Other MDCs appointed as Executive Members of the Executive Committee include two brothers in law of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, namely Jengjal MDC Grahambell A Sangma and Asanang MDC Anseng A Sangma, Independent Arbinstone B Marak, Henen R Sangma (NPP), Nathwalal S Marak (Independent), Crozier G Momin (NPP) and Sengbath R Marak (NPP).
