AITC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee while addressing a massive public meeting at Khyndai Lad, on Friday dares BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take action against Conrad Sangma for the corruption.
The AITC general secretary also slammed the NPP and BJP for their misdeeds in the state that cost Meghalaya its development and said the BJP is now accusing its own government (MDA) and it cannot get more hilarious than this.
“BJP is now accusing its own government. It cannot get more hilarious than this. BJP is now saying that they will take action against those who ran the government for the past five years. But they were the ones in power. Will Amit Shah take action against himself? Will Amit Shah take action against Conrad Sangma? I dare Amit Shah to take action against Conrad Sangma. But he won’t do it because all the money went to him and to Delhi,” Banerjee said.
He also alleged that Shah is having hand in gloves with Conrad Sangma in the corruption. He was referring to the allegation of corruption made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his election rallies in Garo Hills.
Commercial hub of Shillong – Khyndailad also known as police bazaar on Friday has come to a halt for an hour as Meghalaya TMC holds a massive public meeting there.
“The money of the people in Meghalaya – from Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia– went to people sitting in the ivory towers of Gujarat, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh. I challenge them to send me an ED notice tomorrow. I will go to the ED office, cooperate in the investigation, come out, and put these hard questions back to you again. And fight till the last drop of our blood. That is Trinamool for you,” he added.
Slamming Home Minister Amit Shah, Banerjee asked why BJP has not taken any action against the Government in last 4 and half years.
Promising a sustainable and safe mining policy once Meghalaya TMC comes to power, Abhishek Banerjee also lambasted the MDA government for repeatedly violating the Court order to stop illegal coal mining.
“There have been no ED-CBI raids in Meghalaya. There has been rampant illegal coal mining in the last five years despite High Court orders and guidelines. There has been an embargo from the Hon’ble Court. But still, you have rat-hole mining and illegal mining going on. Who is this money going to? This is your money. But this money is going into the pockets of leaders and BJP honchos sitting in Guwahati and Delhi,” he said.
He also reiterated the party’s commitment to ensuring the inclusion of Garo and Khasi languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
“We will fight till the last drop of our blood. This is our commitment to you that we will make sure that the Khasi and Garo languages get their places in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution when we are voted to power. We will raise it in Parliament and do whatever it takes. I made this promise the day we stepped in Meghalaya and will stick to that,” the AITC National General Secretary said. Giving out an electrifying message to the people and silencing the party’s detractors once and for all, Abhishek Banerjee said, “I am telling this on record in front of the media – Meghalaya will not be ruled from Bengal. Meghalaya will be ruled from Meghalaya and by the leaders of this very soil. Can BJP and NPP leaders come on record and say that Meghalaya will not be ruled by leaders sitting in Guwahati and Delhi? They do not have the guts or spine to say this.”
Referring to the tragic Mukroh incident that claimed the life of five innocent civilians, Abhishek Banerjee said, “After what happened in Mukroh, the Chief Minister failed to stand for the people of his own state. Five innocent civilians were killed. A small pool of farmers who don’t have an iota of land in their name, who were returning after farming in the paddy fields, were labelled as timber smugglers. How low can a CM stoop?”
“Forget about investigating or taking perpetrators to task, the Assam police officers who opened fire at innocent civilians were not even called once to join the investigation. Do you want a CM who will do puppetry for their masters sitting in Delhi and Guwahati or do you want a true leader who will fight and stand up for your rights? This is a decision you have to make on February 27,” he said, while urging people to choose a “true leader.”
Condemning CM Conrad Sangma for his inaction in the case, Abhishek Banerjee said, “What is stopping him from standing up for the people of his own state? He is scared of ED and CBI. The day he stands for you, ED will go and raid his house. ED will dig out all the nasty things that his brother has done, his family has done.”
Elaborating on Meghalaya TMC’s vision for the state, the AITC National General Secretary reiterated that the party will implement TMC’s 10 Pledges For Meghalaya within a month of coming to power. “I was talking about MYE Card and WE Card earlier. We have implemented these schemes in Bengal within two months of coming to power. But we will not do it in sixty days here, we will do it in thirty days after the government has formed. That is my commitment to you,” he said.
Earlier in his address, TMC State President Charles Pyngrope said, “AITC has stepped in at a very critical juncture of our state’s rich political history. At this juncture, people have lost hope and are looking towards their own leaders with contempt. Plagued with issues of corruption, scams, and a total collapse of governance, the people of Meghalaya are aspiring for a new leadership that will bring back the lost glory of our people and the state. The pulse from every nook and corner of the state calls for a change, the Meghalaya TMC will be the change, and become the torch bearer for a transformative and prosperous Meghalaya.”