Sangma and MLA Charles Pangroop, whereas addressing a press convention in Shillong, additionally mentioned that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s political strategist Prashant Kishor helped safe the deal that made TMC the main opposition get together within the northeastern state. Is.
“With a full sense of responsibility and commitment, we have taken a conscious decision to merge with the All India Trinamool Congress. This is the culmination of our exhaustive diligence and analysis,” Sangma, who served because the CM of Meghalaya between 2010-2018, mentioned.
“There is a need for a strong pan-India alternative political party and this is based on the assumption that the INC is failing to respond to its call of duty as the main opposition party in the country and hence, our exercise to find a viable state The pan-India choice of taking care of the region and the nation eventually resulted in this decision,” he mentioned.
The growth comes in opposition to the backdrop of conferences of Sangma and the highest Congress management in Delhi, together with a gathering as not too long ago as final week, to finish infighting within the state unit, which ultimately diminished its attendance to 60. diminished to single digits. -Member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
“I’m sorry to say that regardless of all our efforts and efforts, this (resolution) appears elusive. We tried our greatest to dominate the management and hold doing journeys after tour of Delhi, which ought to have been on the opposite facet. But even after that we did not dominate the management.
Sangma mentioned that after assembly Kishor, his religion in TMC’s potential was strengthened. “Let me also be very clear, I also met Prashant Kishor, who we all know, who can make a difference, who can also be a friend. When we chatted, I felt that we shared the same purpose Where the interests of the people, the nation and the state are ahead of everything else,” Sangma mentioned.
Pyangrop, whose assembly with Meghalaya Congress chief Vincent H Pala “came as a surprise”, additionally echoed Sangma, saying Kishor’s “ideas, thoughts and vision to fight the divisive forces” created the void created by him. He had in thoughts to fill. INC’s ineffectiveness”.
In his first response, Pala mentioned the Congress would put up a “very tough fight” in opposition to the transfer of the legislators. Of the 12 MLAs, 4 symbolize seats from the Khasi-Jaintia Hills area, whereas eight from Garo Hills. Sangma’s spouse and daughter, Dikanchi D Shira and Miyani D Shira, each MLAs, additionally joined the TMC together with their youthful brother Zenith Sangma.
The anti-defection legislation is unlikely to use to the MLAs as they’ve two-thirds of the Congress MLAs. The MLAs had submitted the letter of merger to the Speaker on Wednesday night time.
In the 2018 elections, the Congress had emerged as the only largest get together with 21 seats within the 60-member state meeting. Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) obtained 18 seats and BJP two. But the NPP managed to kind a ruling coalition as part of the BJP-backed North East Democratic Alliance.
Referring to the 2018 verdict and the occasions that adopted, Sangma mentioned, “Why could we not form the government despite being the single largest party? Did we try despite being the largest opposition party in the country?” “We cannot fight the BJP through children’s gloves and lip service,” he mentioned.
Elections are to be held in Meghalaya in 2023.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
