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BJP to follow same old tactics

With the election just couple month away the Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finally admitted it incapability to project fresh faces and popular leaders hence following the same old style by embracing same set of MLAs from other parties.

BJP leader in-charge in Meghalaya Alphons Kannanthanam told reporters that “In politics you cannot completely get new faces, we need people with experience but wherever we have governments, those governments deliver, and that is a big difference.” This reaction is a result of BJP roping sitting MLAs to join its fold when earlier it had claimed to field only fresh faces.

Alphons added that the party need people from all segments of society who are experienced, but corruption is something that BJP will not compromise.

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HNYF demand the immediate removal of B.D.O

A delegation of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) met the Minister in-charge C&RD Comingone Ymbon to demand the immediate removal of Block Development Officer (BDO) of Mawthadraishan community and rural development block before the end of this year.

Banlang Sohphoh, the organization Finance Secretary while speaking to media persons said that they want an experience Officers in place of incumbent BDO L. Diengdoh, besides the removal of L. Lyngdoh the organization also demanded the government to repair the building of the block office.

He informed the press that the minister has promise the delegation that he would look into the matter but have not given them any assurance as to when action will be taken; meanwhile Sohphoh said that the Union would be compelled to take stern decision if the government fail to address the issues. 

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NCSK demand increment of sweepers benefits 

Jagadish Hiremani representative of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) has asked the Meghalaya government to increase the salary of safaiwalas (sanitation workers) and reserve 5% seat in educational institutions to their dependents. The member during the meeting in Shillong brief the press that there are around 400 safaiwalas under the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) but only 98 are permanent workers of the board.

Hiremani who is the first official to Visit the state said it is the duty of the Government to lay out specific programmes of action towards elimination of inequalities in status, facilities, and opportunities for Safai Karamcharis under a time-bound action plan. He added that the state government to increase the salary of the safaiwalas from Rs 3,000 to Rs 10, 500 and to look into their welfare over all. 

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NPP's Conrad Says he will Send the current Chief Minister of Meghalaya behind bars for his corrupt activities.

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, is now subject to facing frontal attacks by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and National People's Party (NPP) leaders. More so becoming an object of targeting practise by his political adversaries. NPP leader Conrad Sangma, has described Mukul Sangma as being the most corrupted, not as a person but as head of the state.