Five MLAs joined MDA govt. without approval, says Meghalaya Congress
The Hindu
Legislators, on their part, say they don’t need to take permission from party
The five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya apparently took the decision to join the National People’s Party-led coalition government without keeping the party posted.
The MLAs on February 8 submitted a letter to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma saying they wish to support the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government. The BJP is a minor constituent of this alliance.
Deborah Marak, the working president of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), said the MLAs had no approval from either the State Congress unit or the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
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