Cong to continue discussion on betrayal of 12 MLAs: Ampareen

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 23, 2021

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ampareen Lyngdoh on Thursday said the party will continue to discuss the betrayal by the 12 MLAs, who defected to the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).

Welcoming the ruling given by the Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, who recognized the merger of the 12 MLAs with the AITC, Ampareen said, “My personal view is simple, the Speaker has decided and I respect his order.”

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“I will not pursue this petition forward because our campaign will take priority in 2022,” she announced.

Ampareen had filed petitions before the Assembly Speaker for disqualification of the 12 MLAs led by former chief minister Dr Mukul Sangma as per the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Stating that the party however may have a different view on the matter, the CLP leader said, “On this our President will decide and we await his decision on the matter.”

“As a CLP we took the available space to move a petition against the desertion, this being an opportunity to object to the manner in which the exodus was disclosed, hence no regret on that.”

“However, taking this forward would be an unnecessary diversion from the task before us. We still have our election platforms to continue discussion on this betrayal and at the end of the day, the public will decide and present their verdict on the election results,” she further stated.