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Ardent Basaiwmoit opposed Conrad Sangma as CM

Ardent Basaiwmoit, the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) Chief said that the party opposed Conrad Sangma as the State ‘Chief Minister’ and it also opposed the inclusion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in forming the new Government.  Ardent said that "during the election we have campaigned that we want to have a non-Congress and non-BJP Government, this is the reason we don't want the BJP”. He also questioned its alliance the United Democratic Party (UDP) as it did not consult with the HSPDP before proposing Conrad Sangma's as the Chief Minister's post.

HSPDP who won 2 seats play a little role in the formation of Government and even if the two elected members quit the Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) the new Conrad Sangma–led Government would not face any difficulties as the current alliance already consist of 34 MLAs.

The new Regional Democratic Alliance Government consist of 11 ministers which includes 6 from NPP, 2 from (UDP) and 1 each from BJP, PDF and HSPDP.

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The End of an era for HSPDP!!

Nongstoin witnessed historical result after the 2018 Legislative Assembly when the Hill State Democratic Party (HSPDP) could not retain its stronghold. The party has established itself as Nongstoin only political party since the state inception in 1972.  The party was formed and led by (Late) Hopingstone Lyngdoh since its inception and has never lost in any election from 1972 to 2015 in his long political career.

The 2018 was intense but not quite surprising as people of the region wanted to taste something new. Macmillan Byrsat of National People’s Party (NPP) defeated Dios Jyndiang of HSPDP and Congress candidate Gabriel Wahlang. The NPP candidate had urged the people of Nongstoin to collectively work towards the development of the region irrespective belonging to any parties. Earlier in his campaign speech, Byrsat had promised to work for the protection of land and soil. Where “the rights of the people over land would be guaranteed and protected by law. Law will protect the religious minorities in Meghalaya and help the helpless youth, farmers and others,” he added.

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Lt. Jonathone betterhalf to contest from Williamnagar Constituency

The NCP in Meghalaya has decided to field Krinilla R. Marak, wife of late Jonathone N. Sangma as the candidate from Williamnagar Constituency. Late Jonathone N. Sangma was the candidate from Williamnagar constituency who was killed in an IED blast in East Garo Hills district on 18^th of February.

A statement issued by the NCP said that, “The people of Williamnagar who gathered in thousands out of love for late Jonathone chose and requested his wife to contest the election. The love and overwhelming support shown by the people and also upon their and NCP request, Mrs Krinilla decided to contest the election in place of late Jonathone.”

Mrs Krinilla also thanked the people for the support they had extended to late Jonathone for their continued support to her now.

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GNLA Chief Sohan D Shira Gunned down

The Commander in Chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D Shira has reportedly been shot dead in an encounter with the police in Dobu, Sadugre in East Garo Hills. Police sources in Meghalaya have confirmed the incident took place around 11:50 am at Dobu A’chakpek.

Sohan Shira who has been on the run was finally gunned down by the SF10 following a fierce gun battle between the Militants and Meghalaya’s Special Forces. However, following this, there were many encounters where the Garo militant managed to escape but this time the militant leader could not make it and was killed in the encounter

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KICK US OUT 

These  are  the  words  of  the  Prime  Minister  himself  Narendra  Modi who  in  his  last  election   rally  at  Phulbari in  the  Garo  Hills  of  Meghalaya   told  the  people  of  the  state  to  give  just  one  chance  for  the  Bharatiya  Janata   party  (BJP) to  be  part  in  the  governance  of  the  state,  just   this   one  single  chance  for  five  year  only´. If  the BJP  is  unable  to  rule  and  fulfil  its promises “Kick Us Out". The National Democratic Alliance at the Centre had always  remembered  Meghalaya and  given  due  attention to its  needs.  However, the State Government has failed to respond and co-operate.The Meghalaya Government is unaccountable, no revenue of financial statistics as if it is not unanswerable to the financial aids of the Central Government is the pertinent question.     

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ALL PARTY GET TOGETHER 

In  Meghalaya without  any  acrimony  all  the  political  parties  contesting  the  elections  have  got  together  into  a  single  platform  in  some  of  the  constituencies like  Sohra  and  Nongstoin where supporters  of  all  the  candidates   assemble  to  hear  out,  what  each  candidate  have  to  say  without  any  interference which  is  not  actually  a  formal  debate. It  is  an uncommon sight that the different party  flags  would  be  flying  together,  flapping  away  in  harmony  in  the  blowing of  the wind  of  change,  which  has  become  a  common  slogan  for  almost  all  the  parties. This  has  very  much  cut  down  the  waste  of  time  and  money  for  the  voters  to  attend  each  and  every  election   rally.  It  is  in  these  all  party  get  together,  that  there  is  an  absence  of  back  biting  and  hate  speeches and  that  the  voters  can  absolve  with  clear  thinking  minds  to  whom  they  would  chose ,which  one  can  call  a  true  sense  of  indigenous  democracy.     

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SIX CONSTITUENCIES IN A DAY

Conrad  Sangma,  spearing  the  cause  of  the National  People’s  Party  (NPP),  travelled  six  constituencies  in  the  Garo  Hills  in  a  day to fulfil the dreams  of  Purno  Agitok  Sangma. Conrad had  stressed  the  need  to  march  ahead  with  a  positive  vision   to better  the  lives  of  the  people. On the  other  hand  the  Congress  is  mainly  concerned  and  talking  about  religion in  secular  India. It  is  true that  the NPP is having  an  alliance  with  the  Bharatiya  Janata  party (BJP) in the Central level  and  also  in Manipur. Yet in Meghalaya the NPP is working alone, having no pre-poll alliance with any national or regional party. The ideologies with the different parties are different. Conrad clarified  that  the  partnership  with  the  BJP was only  to further  develop  in Meghalaya  and  the  North  Eastern  region. During the Manipur polls, the NPP  did  not enter  any  pre  poll  alliance  with  BJP, yet  later  the  NPP  came  together  with  other  non-Congress  parties in forming a post poll alliance. Will history repeat itself... is the big question mark?    

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CONJURING  MAGICAL MOMENTS 

Electioneering has reached the last lap in the state. Leaders  of  the  various  national  parties  have   thronged  Shillong  the  capital  city  and  it  was none  other  than  Rahul  Gandhi,  who  was  able  to  draw   crowds  in  the  main  thorough fares  including  Khyndailad,  the  Centre  Point.  Rahul  had  been  able  to  conjure  dreams  not  of  himself  or  his  party but  of  Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi,  the  dreams   which  have  come  about  like  waving  a   magic  wand. Economic stability had appeared but as it jobs have disappeared. As if by  magic  income  of  farmers  and workers have disappeared and  also  the  small  and  medium   business. Crores of money had disappeared and reappeared by magic in foreign lands out of the reach of Indian laws. Rahul  had  therefore waved  the  magic  wand  of   Narendra  Modi  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. But  as  Rahul  has  already interpreted,  these  are  only  magical  dreams  which  fortunately  or  not  are  not  nightmares  as  people  woke  up in  facing  the  stark realities that the magic wand of Modi  had not yet made  democracy  disappear from India.