New Delhi:
The Congress on Monday hit out at the BJP for supporting the NPP chief Conrad Sangma-led government in Meghalaya, saying a few days back the BJP’s top leadership had termed their government as “most corrupt” and was now “in a state of oblivion”. ” “, the party is shaking hands with him.
The opposition party also alleged that the “BJP washing machine” is now running at full speed and it was a “marriage of convenience”.
National People’s Party President Sangma met Meghalaya Governor Fagu Chauhan on Friday and handed over the letter of support of 32 MLAs staking claim to form the government in the northeastern state.
The outgoing Chief Minister Mr. Sangma said that he has the support of BJP, Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) and two independent MLAs, while the number may increase in the coming days as he is in touch with other parties. Well.
“A few days back Conrad Sangma’s government in Meghalaya was the most corrupt in the country according to both PM and HM. Now of course, I feel BJP is joining hands with him in amnesia. Meghalaya deserves better,” Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet.
In another tweet, Ramesh said, “I should have added that the BJP’s washing machine is now running at full speed.”
Mr Ramesh also shared two videos – one featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the other of Home Minister Amit Shah – in which he is criticizing the Sangma-led Meghalaya government.
Addressing a press conference, Meghalaya Congress chief Vincent Pala said that for the BJP and its allies, it is a “marriage of convenience” in the state.
“What have they (BJP) said that NPP is the most corrupt party in India… Prime Minister has come to Meghalaya, Home Minister has come to Meghalaya and BJP President (JP Nadda) has come,” he said. Everyone in Meghalaya abused NPP, made allegations, but after the results when BJP got only two seats out of 60, they joined hands the next day.
He said, “So this is what the BJP is, how they fool the people of India, and how they fool the people of Meghalaya, so, I think…they cheated the people.”
Pala said, “The Prime Minister is coming tomorrow and all other BJP leaders are coming just to market the BJP that they are getting the government in Meghalaya. This is completely how they cheat the people of Meghalaya and How do they preach to the rest of India.” ,
The NPP emerged as the single largest party in the state on Thursday, winning 26 seats out of 59 constituencies that went to polls on February 27.
As the party fell short of the magic figure of 31 in the 60-member assembly, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sangma sought Shah’s support in forming a new government.
The United Democratic Party (UDP), which was an ally of the NPP in the Sangma government, emerged as the second largest party by winning 11 constituencies. It had won only six seats in the 2018 elections.
The Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won five seats each, while the BJP won two assembly constituencies.
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