Meghalaya NCP receives a shot in the arm

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) received a shot in the arm ahead of the 2008 Assembly election, after the entire Sohiong block of the Congress party resigned en- mass and joined the NCP.Most of the party workers of the Congress complained of failed promises and lack of development for their en-mass resignation.

The sitting MLA and former Minister of the Congress-led MDA coalition government, HDR Lyngdoh is being held responsible for the constituency’s poor development over the years. “We want to give the NCP an opportunity this time after the Congress and the United Democratic Party both betrayed us in keeping their promises made to the people of Sohiong during elections,” former block president of the Congress, Jied S Kurbah said after joining NCP.

He stated Lyngdoh had done little in reducing the plight of the people of Sohiong in the last four years. As a consequence, he added, Sohiong remained largely backward with scant infrastructure development and poor basic amenities.The former general secretary of the block Congress, PF Nongrang also hit out at the sitting Congress MLA for confining within himself and not helping the people in times of need. “He even refuses to meet people of the constituency these days,” Nongrang allegede.

Over 100 Congress party workers together with Kurbah and Nongrang joined the NCP, in a simple ceremony here today. Admiral Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Assembly and NCP leader was present at the ceremony with the State NCP president WR Kharlukhi and others.

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