NPP to take a call on BJP’s support to Congress in Tura LS polls: Rakkam

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 13, 2024

NPP leader and cabinet minister Rakkam A Sangma on Tuesday said the party high command would take a call on the BJP’s decision to support the Congress from Tura parliamentary seat in the Lok Sabha election.

Sangma also termed the recent revelation made by BJP leader and Tura MDC Bernard N Marak that Tura MP Saleng A Sangma had sought the BJP’s support during the parliamentary election, as a discovery of what was hidden from the people.

Speaking to reporters, Rakkam said, “I don’t want to comment on this as our high command will take a call on this…Last time a fake video was circulated and people painted BJP and NPP with the same brush but now it’s an open secret and people know who is a real friend of somebody, it has come to light. This is something which was unexpected. The hidden has been discovered.”

He also said, “The so-called fake coalition has cost us”.

Saleng defeated NPP’s Agatha K Sangma by a huge margin.

The NPP leader also claimed that his party has never sought the support of the BJP during the Lok Sabha election. He said, “In fact it was the BJP who decided not to field the candidate and they have directed the BJP voters and cadres to vote for NPP whereas the cadres in Meghalaya worked in different way. It is clear now.”

Rakkam said that the NPP chief Conrad K Sangma had made it very clear that in the future, the party will fight elections on its own and will say no to pre-poll alliance with any political party.

Asked, the cabinet minister said that breaking ties with the BJP does not arise as of now. According to him, the recent sanction of Rs 2500 crore for MITP projects is the benefit of the coalition we had with the Centre government.

Rakkam said that the Gambegre election will be a very crucial election for the NPP.

“We are working very hard and people have understood the clear picture what is black and what is white,” he added.

Recently, Bernard had stated, “He (Saleng) should thank the BJP for not fielding candidate in the election. He should be grateful that even I did not contest as Independent. I fail to understand why he (Saleng) speaks against BJP, when BJP has supported him for his victory.”