BJP MDC accuses NPP-led EC of deliberately destroying GHADC

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 20, 2025

BJP MDC from Tura Bernard N Marak has accused the National People’s Party (NPP) led executive committee of deliberately destroying the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC).

Marak claims that the crisis is part of a larger political agenda to abolish the District Councils in Meghalaya.

“One of the veteran Garo politicians’ aspirations was to abolish the District Councils in Meghalaya, and the crisis in GHADC is the culmination of that political agenda, with which some ruling MDCs in Garo Hills seek to eliminate the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. Similar sentiments were expressed by some ruling MDCs to employees and even to fellow MDCs where they clearly mentioned GHADC will be in lock and key,” he said in a statement issued here on Sunday.

He alleges that the non-payment of salaries for 42 months is a deliberate attempt to portray GHADC as corrupt and inept, camouflaging the political agenda.

“The failure to pay salaries has severely impacted the lives of thousands, including families of non-ruling MDCs.  No matter how much issues were raised and concerns were highlighted about the misuse of funds, loss of revenue, and the transfer of income-generating departments to the state, but the Executive Members failed to address these issues despite multiple warnings,” Marak stated.

The BJP MDC further alleged that despite receiving crores of rupees from the Central Government and the Council’s own funds, 40% of these funds have vanished, likely due to misappropriation or misuse.

Accusing the ruling MDCs of pride, ego, and incapability, leading to the current crisis, Marak urges people of Garo Hills to take note of the situation, warning that the Council is not only failing but being deliberately destroyed. 

“The failure of the ruling MDCs should serve as a wake-up call for the people of Garo Hills, as the Council is not only failing or dying but is being deliberately destroyed,” he added.