SHILLONG, OCT 8: People’s Democratic Front (PDF) MDC from Nongskhen Grace Mary Kharpuri today demanded action against the five MDCs which include a minister in the MDA government, for their alleged anti-party activities by recently extending the support to the HS Shylla-led executive committee in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).
“I urge the party to take action against the five MDCs through its disciplinary committee. On failing, I demand that the president and the secretary of the party should immediately step down,” Kharpuri told reporters here on Monday.
The letter of support was submitted to the KHADC chief Hispreaching Son Shylla on October 5, was signed by the five MDCs which include PP leader James Ban Basaiawmoit, Banteidor Lyngdoh, who is also a cabinet minister, Hadrian Lyngdoh, Morningstar Mawsor and Albinus Lyngdoh.
She alleged that the decision of the five MDCs was without the knowledge of the party’s central working committee (CWC) which had earlier suspended three MDCs – Latiplang Kharkongor, James Sylliang and Blanding Warjri – for their decision to support the EC.
Maintaining that she is not against the NPP-led KHDA EC in the KHADC, Kharpuri, who is also president of the party women’s wing however said, “I am only against the action of the five members who have failed to respect the decision of the party which is a big embarrassment.”
Further slamming the five MDCs, she said all of them were part of the decision of the party to suspend the three other MDCs.
Informing that a committee which comprises of the four MLAs was constituted to resolve the present imbroglio within the PDF on September 28, Kharpuri however said, “One of the MLAs (Banteidor Lyngdoh) has only prove that he is a person without any principle by violating the constitution of the party.”
Threatening that she may have to take a call on whether to resign from the party, she said, “I am still waiting for the decision of my supporters because this party is a party which is so disorganized, indiscipline and weak in leadership.”
Kharpuri also went to extend of suggesting dissolution of the PDF as a political party. “Being a new political party instead of taking measures on how to further strengthen the party, it was made to become an individual party.”
Asked, the Nongskhen MDC said that there is something behind the action taken by the party colleagues which may to disallow her from taking over the opposition leader in the Council.
“When they have projected me as the CEM candidate, I feel that they should also agree that I am fit to be as their leader,” she said while alleging that James Ban Basaiawmoit had however threatened to leave the party if he is not elected as opposition leader.
Reacting to another question, Kharpuri also alleged that just because the chairman of the PDF PN Syiem, who is the former KHADC CEM, is no longer in power, this has made the five MDCs to betray their leader because of their own political interest.
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