Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with State Governor Phagu Chauhan and others during a meeting to submit his resignation and stake claim to form the government, in Shillong on Friday. File | Photo Credit: ANI  The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) appeared to have softened its stand after asking its two newly-elected MLAs – … Read more

Meghalaya CM didn’t act on Mukroh firing fearing ED, CBI action: Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee

Meghalaya CM didn’t act on Mukroh firing fearing ED, CBI action: Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma will lose his seat as the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) will draw a blank in the Garo Hills, claimed senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. Addressing an election rally in South Tura on February 15, he dredged up the … Read more

Manipur polls: BJP has not followed coalition dharma, says Conrad K Sangma

Manipur polls: BJP has not followed coalition dharma, says Conrad K Sangma

Attacking its ally BJP, Meghalaya Chief Minister and leader of National People’s Party (NPP) Conrad K Sangma said BJP has not followed coalition dharma in the last five years in Manipur. Sangma during the election campaign said, “The sad part is that in the past five years in many fronts we had to face huge … Read more

NDA ally NPP demands repeal of Citizenship (Amendment) Act

NDA ally NPP demands repeal of Citizenship (Amendment) Act

National People’s Party leader Agatha Sangma on Sunday demanded the repeal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at a meeting of NDA allies convened ahead of the Winter session of Parliament. “Since the farm laws have been repealed and this was primarily keeping in mind the interests of the people, therefore, I requested the government … Read more