Lazarus Sangma rules out defection by All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLAs

A CORRESPONDENT

SHILLONG: Lazarus Sangma, legislator from Chokpot constituency has affirmed that none of the legislators of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) will be defecting to NPP's camp at present or in future and has call it a media bluff while reacting to the claims of NPP that several AITC legislators would be joining the NPP camp before the Assembly election, sources reported on Sunday.

"It is an outrageous claim," said Sangma reacting to NPP claims on AITC legislators' defection.

"Although, we know that NPP leaders have been making rounds not only to AITC legislators but to all the camps of different parties to poach the legislators, but you can't poach legislators with principles," he claimed.

"None of the AITC legislators as of now or in future would be joining NPP," he sternly announced, adding that, "NPP has a weak leadership."

He informed that Conrad K Sangma, instead of taking responsibility and accountability of his action, has always taken a crooked road of blaming others for his own actions, referring to the border dispute and agreement signed by the present Chief Minister.

Sangma said that the present Chief Minister's leadership is very weak and no AITC legislator from Meghalaya would like to be a part in that fold in comparison to Mukul Sangma's able leadership team.

He said that the Chief Minister has done more harm than benefit to the State of Meghalaya, especially the Garo Hills, in reference to all the sectors with education having suffered more than anything being the NPP's first priority. Sangma also said that all the claims made by NPP is just the media bluff, be it AITC legislators joining NPP or border dispute or education as first priority or fulfilling the dream of Late Purno Agitok Sangma among others.

"Had NPP kept its promises in four years nullifying the drama it hosts, they don't need to commit the bluff in the media to fool the people of Meghalaya," Sangma informed.

He said that the NPP should be careful while making such tall claims and he added, "CM himself may not win in his own constituency in the coming election as people of South Tura have already lost faith in his policies and actions."

Just a few days back, the NPP camp claimed that AITC legislators would be joining the NPP fold and Sangma has reacted furiously to that statement.

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