BJP serious about forming govt in Meghalaya: Mawrie

“We request the people of the state this time to give us a chance as we are very serious about forming the government with good governance and to focus on development,” BJP state president Ernest Mawrie told reporters.

He said the BJP had recently won in four out of five states with a thumping majority adding “why have people in those states supported the BJP, it is because the agenda of the party is development.”

Stating that the party is gearing up for the upcoming 2023 polls, Mawrie said the meeting of the state office bearers held yesterday had decided to form the election manifesto committee, where both the MLAs of the party will be part of the committee.

“We will have two parts – one for local issues and the other one for general issues concerning the state,” he said.

He said the party has discussed a lot and is focusing on the schemes sanctioned by the NDA government which include the JJM, Saubhagya and PMGSY for providing water connection, electrification and construction of roads respectively.

“With regards to PMGSY before it was not implemented properly as hardly 1-2 kms was taken up but the NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister, has given a target to all the states including Meghalaya to complete construction of at least 17 km per day,” he added.

Commenting on the tremendous development taking place in neighbouring Assam with medical college, engineering college being set up in each district of the state, Mawrie said, “We will also focus on that, if the people of our state vote and support us to form the government.”

Asked, the BJP leader said the state government had in fact set up a probe into the implementation of the Saubhagya scheme based on the issue raised by the party and it is too early to make any statement on the matter as investigation is still on.

Mawrie also stated that there has been no common minimum programme for implementation by the incumbent MDA government. “If decision of the government is for the benefit of the state, we will support it and if not, we are against the same. However they have taken up all the issues (raised by us) and we are waiting for the final report,” he said.

If the just concluded Manipur election would affect the relationship of the BJP and the NPP in Meghalaya, Mawrie however said, “I don’t think so because you see like it happened in our JHADC, one member was taken to the ruling and one in the opposition and same thing in Garo Hills – I don’t think that it will affect.”

He also maintained that it will be the prerogative of the Chief Minister whether to keep the BJP as a coalition partner in the MDA government.

By Our Reporter