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Shillong, Dec 8: National People’s Party (NPP) national general secretary in charge of Finance, James K Sangma claimed on Friday that his party is far ahead of other political parties as far as preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is concerned in Meghalaya.
The NPP leader then slammed BJP state president Rikman G Momin for being “ill-informed” about the implementation of the centrally sponsored schemes in the Garo Hills region.
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Speaking to media persons, James K Sangma said in Garo Hills, the party’s sitting Tura MP Agatha K Sangma has already started campaigning. “Of course, the fever pitch is yet to pick up but on the ground, lots of campaigning and lots of meetings have already started.”
“At present, the NPP is far ahead not just in terms of the campaign and in terms of outreach but also in terms of the fact that our MP has performed very well in the parliament that she has been extensively touring and taking up issues not just pertaining to Garo Hills but also pertaining to the state of Meghalaya,” he said.
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James K Sangma also informed that the Tura MP had recently led a delegation comprising leaders from Garo Hills and met the union home minister requesting his intervention to rectify the issue, where the Garo language was not found included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
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He further expressed confidence that Agatha would retain the Tura seat saying, “In terms of her performance she is doing extremely well so I don’t really see any kind of cause for concern.”
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On the BJP state president expressing dissatisfaction at the performance of Agatha alleging that she has failed to ensure central schemes reach the people of the region, the NPP leader however said, “I don’t know which BJP leader said this but I think unfortunately he is very ill-informed. In terms of the implementation of the centrally sponsored schemes so many are taking place in Garo Hills. It is very easy to criticize people but I believe that any such criticism should be based on facts. Unfortunately, he has not done his homework. He has not done proper research before making such statements because I believe there has not been any kind of stall or slowdown in the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes.”
In regards to the issue of an inner line permit (ILP), James said that the issue has really not come up in a big way in the Garo Hills region.
“However, we all know that the ILP issue, this was passed as a resolution in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and this issue is right now pending with the government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs so we have to have a little patience and wait for due process to be completed,” he said.
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