No pre-poll alliance between UDP and HSPDP ahead of KHADC and JHADC polls

Shillong, Dec 11: The United Democratic Party (UDP) and the Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) on Wednesday decided not to go for pre-poll alliance ahead of the upcoming elections to the two autonomous district councils (ADCs) – KHADC and JHADC.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) held under the chairmanship of UDP chief Metbah Lyngdoh and in presence of HSPDP president KP Pangniang and leaders of both the parties.

Addressing media persons after the meeting, Metbah Lyngdoh said, “We have decided today that as far as the upcoming ADC elections are concerned…we have decided that the UDP will fight on its own and HSPDP also will fight on its own.”

He said the decision was based on past experience and the need to respect the sentiments of the party workers at the constituency level.

Lyngdoh also informed that the two regional political parties will continue to work together under the banner of RDA.

“As RDA, we (UDP and HSPDP) have pledged to continue working together,” he said while reminding that “RDA was constituted and formed not only for the purpose of fighting elections but also for the purpose of taking up very important and prioritized issues like the inner line permit (ILP), inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, boundary issue and other issues concerning the people and the state,” he said.

“Therefore, (today’s decision of not going for pre-poll alliance) doesn’t mean that the RDA is no longer there. I want to make it very loud and clear again and would like to reiterate this, that RDA is still intact, and will still continue to work together beyond this election also,” Lyngdoh added.

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