BJP to soon decide on pulling out of MDA Govt

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 10, 2022

BJP state president Ernest Mawrie on Friday said that the central leadership of the party may take a call on pulling out of the NPP-led MDA government in a meeting which will be held very soon.

When asked about the BJP’s decision to stick with the MDA government despite allegations of corruption, Mawrie however said that the state party had already informed the matter to the central leadership. “We are waiting for the decision of the central leadership,” he added.

Mawrie further claimed that the central leadership will not take much time to take a final call on the matter.

“I am going to Delhi tomorrow. We will have a meeting with our national president, Union home minister Amit Shah and CM of Assam, may be in that meeting they will take a call (on whether to pull out of the MDA government),” he said.

Stating that it is not a question that only BJP should raise corruption issues, he said, “The other parties who are part of the government if they are concerned about corruption they should also raise questions but they have not played their role.”

“Whatever corruption issues taken up  by the BJP now they just join the chorus with us – be it Saubhagya, be it district council, any corruption issue,” he said.

He said TMC is raising issues of corruption only before elections. “They have got their own role as opposition in the House but I have never seen (them raising corruption issues) but only in paper reports they are giving that they are against it,” he added.

Meanwhile, the state president informed that the party would only call applications from ticket aspirants after the elections are declared by the Election Commission of India.

He said the party will be contesting from all the 60 seats.

“Already we have aspirant candidates from all constituencies. In some constituencies we have multiple aspirant candidates and you know we are a national party and we are in line with the survey which has already been done. We are waiting for a few final surveys and the indication for the candidates is already there,” he informed.

Meanwhile, Mawrie also congratulated the people of Gujarat for giving a clear mandate to the BJP to form the next government.