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.
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi in his maiden visit to Shillong addressed a rally today in Polo Ground.The PM said "BJP’s agenda is development, speedy development, and all-round development”. Motto is transformation by transportation. Better transportation will lead to deeper connectivity. Modi unveiling the plaque inaugurated the project of 2 Laning of Shillong-Nongstoin section of NH-106 and Nongstoin-Tura Road of NH-127B. While speaking on air connectivity he said in North East sea plane can be used for areas where the accessibility is poor.
Meghalaya will host National Games in 2022. This will also be the year when Meghalaya will complete 50 years of its constitution. Development of bamboo in North East has vast scope but development is restricted here because of restrictive regulations regime. Focus of the State government should be good governance. Meghalaya has the capacity to be the role model for many small states in the country. The wave which was started after Assam election is now showing that it will start to show up in Meghalaya too.
The 2 day workshop under the theme: “Biotechnology for Sustainable Development of Ecosystems and Bio-resources” is being concluded North Eastern Council Auditorium, Shillong. This brainstorming workshop on ‘Bio-resources Development and Sustainable Utilization’ is being co-organised by the Bio-Resources Development Centre (BDRC), Government of Meghalaya and the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India, North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCoRMP), Institute of Natural Resources Management (MBDA), Department of Forest & Environment, Government of Meghalaya, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Central Agriculture University, Umiam, ICAR for NEH Region, Umiam, Department of Agriculture, Government of Meghalaya and State Council of Science Technology & Environment (SCSTE).
The workshop was to discuss on the need to protect and preserve the rich bio-diversity of the State and to make it more sustainable for the future generations. The aims of the workshop were to provide platform for various stakeholders for developing frameworks for sustainable development of ecosystem and bio-resources of the North East India in general and Meghalaya in particular through biotechnological approaches.
Member, NEC, Shillong, Shri C. K. Das, Secretary, NEC, Shillong, Shri Ram Muivah, Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Dr. Mohd. Aslam, Director, CSIR-NBRI, Prof. S. K. Barik, Director, ISBD, Imphal, Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Planning Department & Member Secretary, BDRC, Dr. B. D. R. Tiwari was also present at the inaugural programme.
Expectation for answers to many questions from PM Narendra Modi visit to the capital Shillong
At long last, the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to capital Shillong, for the second time, was expected by the people. This time of course, many have questions and hopes, that he would bring along with him many answers to many questions, particularly pertaining to Meghalaya, not only for this period of elections, but also for the projected future days and years. The Prime Minister need to impress upon the people, not only with rosy promises but to bring about a greater and sincere understanding between Shillong and far away New Delhi. There are questions that the Constitution of India, has to be re-visited, regarding the strengthening of traditional grass root administration, so that development efforts can be fruitful, otherwise all would be futile.
The Prime Minister not only happens to be the leader of the Nation, but also the present ruling party.
After successfully joining congress H.D.R Lyngdoh aims of winning the upcoming election from Sohiong constituency. The Home Minister is also expecting to be the next Deputy Chief Minister or Chief Minister after victory in 2018. This big expectation of Lyngdoh is seen when veteran politician like R.C Laloo and D.D Lapang decided to bowed out from next year competition.
The former HSPDP leadersaid that being the Deputy Chief Minister will provide him more platforms to bring more development in the constituency.
