TURA, APR 7: On the last day of campaigning for the April 9 Lok Sabha elections, the National People’s Party (NPP) candidate Purno Agitok Sangma and Congress candidate Daryl William Momin tried to woo voters, albeit in their own style.
While the veteran Purno addressed an election meeting at Tura bazaar accompanied by Independent legislator John Leslee K Sangma and his legislator son, James K Sangma, the twenty seven years old Congress candidate Daryl William Momin spend the last day by embarking on a bike and car rally.
Daryl’s bike and car rally began at 11 am Monday and continued for several hours. The rally travelled up to Asanang, about 18 km from Tura and later passed through Tura town and converged MP stadium in Dakopgre at 3 pm.
Similar rally were also held in Williamnagar, East Garo hills district which was led by state social welfare minister and Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president Deborah C Marak.
At the election rally of the NPP, Purno warned chief minister Mukul Sangma to be alert as he said he would expose the chief minister’s wrong doings after the elections.
Hitting out at Mukul, Purno said, “The NDA will definitely come to power and Modi will be the PM. Being a part of the alliance, Mukul knows that he will be in trouble when it happens. Why do you think he is campaigning so hard in this election?”
Purno also said that he has raise the demand for Garoland and that he is sure his voice will be heard at the centre and as of now the centre is not aware of the demand for Garoland. He assured, “I will definitely take the demand to the centre and to that end will ask all the outfits to come out and join us. We will fight for Garoland as a team.” – From Our Correspondent
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