Shillong, November 9: BJP Meghalaya Pradesh President Rikman Momin on Monday disclosed that several sitting Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of District Councils (MDCs) have approached the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing interest in joining the party. However, Momin said a decision regarding their induction would be taken only after a meeting with the BJP’s central leadership scheduled for November 15.
In a press statement, the state BJP president informed that a coordination committee, headed by a sitting MLA, would be constituted to address four key issues concerning Meghalaya. He said the committee would be announced following his return from Delhi, while the BJP’s central leadership would coordinate with the respective MLAs to ensure that the issues were resolved at the earliest.
Momin maintained that the Meghalaya BJP would play a crucial role in addressing these matters with the active support of its legislators. He also credited the eight MLAs who recently joined the BJP, stating that they had entered the party with the clear intention of resolving five key issues affecting the state.
According to Momin, progress on these issues had accelerated following the induction of the eight legislators into the BJP. He further claimed that the party’s increased strength in Meghalaya had attracted greater attention from the Central Government, resulting in positive developments.
Referring to the recent visits of the Coal Committee and the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to Shillong, Momin said these developments reflected the growing importance of the state BJP in addressing issues concerning Meghalaya.
The BJP president also assured that the interests of Christian institutions in Meghalaya would be strongly and appropriately protected. He informed that the state BJP leadership would meet the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee in Delhi to convey the party’s position and suggest suitable solutions to the issues under consideration.
Momin maintained that the matter could not be resolved effectively without the involvement of the Meghalaya BJP, emphasising the importance of coordination between the state unit and the party’s central leadership. He expressed confidence that the BJP, with the support of its MLAs, would be able to pursue the issues and work towards their resolution.
Meanwhile, Momin appealed to the people of Meghalaya to give the BJP a clear majority in the State Legislative Assembly. He maintained that a stronger electoral mandate would enable the party to address more issues, accelerate development and bring positive changes to the state and its people.
