As Assembly election 2023 approaches, BJP has geared up for more joining in the coming days. On Monday, one of NPP’s founding member and former CEM of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) Dipul R. Marak joined BJP. Marak has closely worked with NPP founder leader late PA Sangma.
Apart from him, Sukharam K. Sangma, Ex-two-time-MDC and founding member of Resubelpara NPP unit has also joined BJP.
Elbert Marak, MDC candidate from UDP, Debajit Warjri, Ex-Rangbah Shnong & Retd. Additional Secy MECL/ MPCC, Pradip Blah, Asst. Director of Sport NEHU & Rangbah Dong – Golflink Durbar, V. G. K. Kynta, Sr. Advocate of the High Court, Richesly Jana Nongbet, Advocate also joined BJP. Meanwhile, Rituraj Sinha, National Secretary of the BJP today launched the party’s Membership Drive at the State Party Office in the presence of party leaders including National Vice President and State Prabhari, M Chuba Ao, MLA, A L Hek, State President, Ernest Mawrie, and others.
Addressing the gathering, National Vice President and State Prabhari, M Chuba Ao said joining is a continuous process, “It has started today and will continue till 20 December.”
Meanwhile, on the occasion, BJP national secretary Rituraj Sinha on Monday launched the party’s membership drive. He said it is time for Meghalaya to consider a ‘double engine government’ in 2023.
Addressing media persons, Sinha said, “I am proud to announce the launch of the BJP membership drive in Meghalaya with a slogan ‘Modi for development, BJP for Meghalaya’.”
Sinha urged the people of Meghalaya to vote for a ‘double engine government’.
“As BJP we believe that Meghalaya has tried many options. It is now time for Meghalaya to consider a double-engine government, a government of BJP in Centre with a government of BJP in the state of Meghalaya. A double engine sarkar will fast track the growth and development works in Meghalaya. Therefore, we are preparing to contest elections in all the 60 constituencies,” he said.
The BJP leader said, “Looking at the development works that are happening in your neighbouring state in the last six years in Assam one feels pain that why we cannot do more in the state of Meghalaya and for the people of Meghalaya.”
He said Meghalaya deserves better health care facilities, education facilities and others.
“Meghalaya is still suffering from power cuts and electricity issues. Meghalaya still in many interior parts the road connectivity is not as good as it should be in a developed state. There are lots of areas where Meghalaya deserves better. This development can only happen with the support from the central government and support from Modi sarkar in Delhi,” he added.
“The financial resources committed for infrastructure in the North East have more than doubled in the last 8 years whether it is highways, whether it is rail connectivity, whether it is airports – so much has happened in different parts of the North East. Similarly all the benefit schemes of the poor, they are being spread whether it is free home or free gas, electricity connection, water connection, all these schemes have been drawn,” he said.
Further, the BJP leader said that the party will decide at the right time on whether to pull out of the NPP-led MDA government following the corruption allegations from several quarters.
“Political strategy is not a matter to be discussed with the press. The party will decide and in the right time we will make the announcement,” he said.