Conrad K Sangma sworn-in as Chief Minister of Meghalaya
DD NEWS
In Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma has been sworn-in as Chief Minister of the state, for the second consecutive term, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP senior leaders. Meghalaya Governor Chagu Chauhan has administered the oath of office and secrecy at a grand ceremony held at Shillong this morning.
This is the second time that the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance 2.0 came into power after the NPP garner the support from BJP, UDP, PDF, HSPDP and a few Independents.
Home minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda also present. Along with Conrad Sangma, Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
Alexander Laloo Hek, Dr Ampareen Lyngdoh, Paul Lyngdoh and Comingone Ymbon took oath as ministers in the 12-member new NPP-led Meghalaya Cabinet.
Earlier, Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Meghalaya unit Congress president said: “The BJP and its alliance with NPP and other parties is a marriage of convenience. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president J.P. Nadda and other senior party leaders came to Meghalaya and criticised the NPP. However, they are now joining hands, which proves that everything in their manifesto was false.”
The Congress also criticised the BJP for calling NPP president Conrad Sangma “corrupt” during the poll campaign but “now joining hands to form the government”.
In Meghalaya, the United Democratic Party (UDP) — that emerged the second-largest, has also extended its support to the NPP for the government formation.
Metbah Lyndoh, the president of UDP that bagged 11 seats to finish second behind the NPP, in a letter written on Sunday to Conrad Sangma mentioned: “Congratulations on your party’s performance, resulting in the resounding victory. In light of the people’s mandate, I on behalf of the parliamentary party of the United Democratic Party, do hereby extend support for government formation.”
The UDP was also an ally in the previous NPP-led government in Meghalaya.
Meanwhile, People’s Democratic Front (PDF), which was earlier holding talks with Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Sangma for an alternative formation, also joined the UDP to tender support to the NPP.
