Shillong, Nov 29: The National People’s Party (NPP) on Wednesday appointed 7 new District Presidents for the Khasi-Jaintia Hills Region.

Informing this decision, NPP Spokesperson H.M Shangpliang said that this decision was taken in the meeting chaired by state party president of the NPP, Prestone Tynsong, in the presence of various leaders of the party comprising working president, genera secretaries and other office bearers from Khasi-Jaintia region.

“State party president of the NPP Prestone Tynsong today issued the appointment letters to Seiborlang Shadap as President of East Jaintia Hills District, Octomewat Lamin President of West Jaintia Hills, Teibor Pathaw President of Shillong City, Macmilan Byrsat President of West Khasi Hills, Biolinda Nonglait President of Eastern West Khasi Hills, Clement Mawlong President of Ri-bhoi District and Gavin Mylliemngap as President of East Khasi Hills District” said Shangpliang.

Shangpliang said that the appointment letters for the remaining districts of the Garo Hills will be done in the days to come by the state president in consultation with the working president in-charge of Garo Hills.

“The state president has urged upon all the newly appointed presidents to constitute the district committee and the committee will also comprise of members who are actively involved in the body including the existing members, who were in the committee prior to the appointment of these newly appointed president they will be also involved in one way or the other,” he added.

Shangpliang further said that after the district committees have been constituted, the block level committees will be constituted as it is the most important level where it has a direct contact with the grassroots hence block level committees will also be constituted within a short time.

He added that the state president has also appeal to all the newly elected district president to come up with their proposals on or before the 20 December in the state level committee would be convened where all the district committee will be bringing their proposals and their reports and it will be placed in the presence of the national president who is the chief minister Conrad K Sangma.

“The objective to constitute the district committees is mainly to strengthen the party and as you have already noticed the party has gone in a big way to strengthen right from the state level where in state level members have also already been nominated and the state committee has already been constituted headed by the state party president. These are going to form the bases of strengthening the party right from the grassroots level to the top” said Shangpliang.

He added that the NPP is preparing in a big way for the two elections that are coming which includes that MP and MDC election.

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