Tura MP denies getting BJP support, dares NPP to kick out 2 BJP MLAs

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 16, 2024

Congress Tura MP Saleng A Sangma has outrightly rejected the BJP’s claim of supporting him during the parliamentary elections even as he dared the National People’s Party (NPP) to kick out the two BJP MLAs from the MDA government.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Saleng said, “When Bernard speaks about anything, (do you think that) everybody will take it as a gospel truth? Do you think the BJP has made Ricky to be the MP or me to be the MP? BJP and Congress are like fire and water. We will never mingle or we will never mingle at all. Moreover, I think they have lost their mind just because I have become an MP.”

Stating that BJP and NPP are working together, the MP said, “Whenever you go to Delhi asks anybody especially minsiters, they take this particular state as an NDA ruling state. So, in which dream that we got support from the BJP? Can you tell me?”

The former Gambegre MLA said that he sought the support of individual leaders and not from the BJP during the parliamentary elections.

Naming a few leaders, he said, “I went to few of the leaders, I went even to those leaders from the NPP also to support me. It doesn’t mean that they have supported me on the basis of party direction.”

“BJP has never supported me and they will never support me in the future also,” he further maintained.

Asked, the Congress MP said, “If the NPP has the (guts), can they kick out these two BJP (MLAs)? Kick out the BJP, kick out these two BJP (MLAs) and believe their spokesperson. Will they have the guts to kick out these two BJP (MLAs) from the ruling, do that one and then we will speak afterwards, then only tell them to speak about the Congress.”

“They (NPP) don’t need the two (BJPs) as they have got 43. They don’t need support from BJP. If they have the guts to kick out, tell Rakkam to kick them out, then tell them to speak about me,” he challenged the NPP.