Shillong: The Congress social gathering has termed Meghalaya’s NPP looking for the assist of its erstwhile accomplice BJP to kind the subsequent authorities within the state as a “paradox” after the saffron social gathering’s central management described the Conrad Ok Sangma dispensation as one of many “most corrupt” within the nation. Congress MLA Ronny V Lyngdoh, who received from the Mylliem meeting constituency, stated the opposition will proceed to work with like-minded events regardless of dealing with a defeat.
“There lies the paradox. Union Home Minister Amit Shah says that this (NPP) is the most corrupt government. How can they work with the same party?” Lyngdoh talked about. Addressing a ballot rally within the North Tura constituency, Shah had on February 16 stated the BJP broke its alliance with the NPP earlier than the elections in Meghalaya in order that it might contest all of the meeting seats and emerge stronger.
The National People’s Party (NPP) emerged because the single-largest social gathering within the state on Thursday, bagging 26 seats out of the 59 constituencies that went to polls on February 27. As the social gathering fell in need of the magic determine of 31 within the 60-member meeting, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated Sangma sought the assist of Shah in forming the brand new authorities.
The United Democratic Party (UDP), which was the NPP’s ally within the Sangma authorities, emerged because the second-largest social gathering, profitable 11 constituencies. It had received solely six seats within the 2018 polls. The Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC received 5 seats every, whereas the BJP secured two meeting segments.
“Was not the BJP part of the NPP-led government for the full five years? When you are saying that it is the most corrupt government, are you not blaming yourself? Their party was part of the alliance from the beginning to the end. If corruption was there, they are also equally to be blamed and responsible,” Lyngdoh stated.
He additionally stated that Congress will proceed to work to take away financial inequality. “We will work with like-minded parties. We will work with those parties which believe in pluralism, secularism, rule of law, uphold the Constitution and democracy,” Lyngdoh added.
