Meghalaya: NPP president Conrad urges voters to reject divisive politics in KHADC, JHADC elections

Correspondent

Shillong: National People’s Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday called upon voters to reject parties attempting to communalize the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) elections, slated for February 21.

“The upcoming election is an opportunity to give a befitting response to parties that are trying to divide our people,” he stated during an election meeting at Dangar in the Mawsynram constituency.

“We should reject and vote out parties that are trying to divide our people.”

“We have to be strong against divisive politics and vote out parties that are trying to create rifts and divide our people,” he underscored.

Affirming that voting is a constitutional right, Sangma dismissed any claims of disenfranchising indigenous people or denying minority tribes their right to vote in the KHADC and JHADC elections. The Chief Minister campaigned at Cherrakata, Pataghat, and Mawsynram, rallying support for NPP candidate Alvin Sawkmie. He reminded voters of the promises fulfilled after the 2019 KHADC election, particularly in the India-Bangladesh border region of Meghalaya.

“We have identified the problems faced by our people living in the border area and have initiated interventions to ensure development and promote the welfare of the people,” he said.

“People living in the border area have been neglected for a long time, but we have fulfilled our assurance to construct the Balat-Dangar-Ryngku road, which was promised during the 2019 KHADC election,” he added.

Sangma asserted that the NPP government remains committed to public welfare and has delivered on its promises. Highlighting key infrastructure developments, he informed the gathering about a Rs 50-crore project aimed at addressing public concerns and the ongoing Rs 100-crore-plus Weloi-Mawsynram road, funded by the World Bank. “The opposition may say anything, but they never made the road and the bridge in this region,” he remarked.

“The NPP has ensured the construction of the road, and the bridge at Khasipara is being redesigned and will be completed soon.”

Urging voters to reaffirm their trust in the NPP, he emphasized that their 2019 KHADC election mandate had empowered the party to drive development initiatives.

Acknowledging the long-standing neglect of communities in the India-Bangladesh border region, he reiterated the necessity of strong leadership to represent them.

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