The Jaintia National Council called on the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to pursue with the Centre for a “small‑scale scientific coal mining policy” for Meghalaya, arguing the 100‑hectare SOP norm is unworkable in the state’s tribal landholding system.
BJP legislator AL Hek on Wednesday reiterated that Meghalaya’s reservation policy should prioritise families below the poverty line and those with no government employees.
The state BJP on Tuesday disavowed RSS leader Sunil Deodhar's recent East Khasi Hills remarks saying he has nothing to do with the party in Meghalaya - a response to an anti-BJP social media campaign using his comments.
Senior BJP leader and Pynthorumkhrah legislator AL Hek on Tuesday publicly condemned recent remarks by Sunil Deodhar in East Khasi Hills, saying the statement had no place in Meghalaya or India’s plural ethos.
BJP legislator AL Hek on Tuesday expressed confidence that his party will perform well in the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) slated to be held on April 10.
Senior BJP leader and Pynthorumkhrah legislator AL Hek on Tuesday said any decision to contest the Shillong Lok Sabha byelection rests with the central leadership, and the state unit would “follow whatever the central leadership is giving us instruction.”
Shillong, March 3: Bharatiya Janata Party Meghalaya unit, Sunil Deodhar-ni kosako jegalanirangko dakenba, uni agangimin kattarang “namgijagipa, orto grigipa aro mitchibegipa,” ong·a ine Shillong-o...
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released its first list of 19 candidates for the elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) slated to be held on April 10, naming party's vice president and sitting MDC from Tura Bernard N Marak, Mark Pantora M Sangma from Siju and Akki A Sangma from Barengapara, among others.
BJP chief spokesperson M Kharkrang on Friday said the party is waiting for the outcome of the government constituted Judicial Inquiry Commission into a recent explosion incident, which killed over 30 workers, in an illegal coal mine at Mynsngat-Thangsko, East Jaintia Hills district emphasizing that action has been taken by the government.
