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Meghalaya: Abhishek Banerjee names Mukul Sangma as TMC CM candidate

Mamata Banerjee's nephew said the party symbol has two flowers and three petals in each flower. The three petals are for the three hills- Khasi, Garo and Jaintia.

10:55 am
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Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on his recent visit to Meghalaya hit out at the Narendra Modi government for not giving enough importance to a state like Meghalaya, which is full of resources and at the same time assured that if his party comes to power, it will not be dominated by Bengal.

Abhishek projected son of the soil and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma as the chief ministerial candidate of Trinamool Congress. He was addressing a rally in Meghalaya’s Tura. “People may think that if Trinamool comes to power, Meghalaya will be dominated by Bengal. I promise you that Meghalaya will be dominated by the people of Meghalaya. The son of the soil (referring to Sangma) will be the chief minister and he will not bow down to Delhi if he comes to power,” he asserted.

He also raised questions as to how long Meghalaya will be neglected. “Why will they treat Meghalaya like a small district and I mean a district consciously? They don’t see Meghalaya as a state. It has to be seen as a full-fledged state so that people get their dues. It is a state full of resources and the name itself is a testimony to what it is,” said Abhishek. He further stated that Trinamool Congress is the only
party that is taking on the BJP.

He slammed the BJP leaders at the Centre for not visiting Meghalaya and made it clear that politics cannot be done through social media or by sitting in Delhi. “We are the only ones who are taking on the BJP. There is a speculation that many TMC leaders have jumped ship but if you check properly, it is the other way round. BJP legislators are jumping onboard the TMC ship,” he stated. Abhishek is optimistic
about his party’s prospects in Meghalaya. “We have more than 1 lakh active party members in Meghalaya. Just like the sun rising from the east, this time, India’s future will be written from this very soil. I invite everyone to join us. We have said that if a vote is cast in
favour of Congress, it eventually goes to the BJP. You need to vote for Trinamool Congress to defeat these forces. We are ready to put in our blood and sweat.”

Meghalaya Trinamool Congress tweeted saying: “We move one step closer to our aim of bringing credible change in Meghalaya! Our National General Secretary Shri @abhishek aitc inaugurated a new wing of our party office in Garo Hills HQ. We will continue to strive for the glorious future of Meghalaya!”

Abhishek was joined by other TMC leaders, including Meghalaya in-charge Manas Ranjan Bhunia, state president Charles Pyngrop, Mukul
Sangma and George Lyngdoh. He made his first public rally in Garo Hills region where he inaugurated the party’s office in the Te’teng Aja
locality in the town of Tura.

The TMC leader said, ”The people of Meghalaya have been subjected to tremendous torture for the past 4.5 years – MDA Govt, your end is near and the thunderous support of people for us speaks for itself. We are prepared, with all our forces, to OUST the incumbent Govt and usher in a new dawn. And I assure you, that the Trinamool Congress family will be with you at all times.

“I express my heartfelt gratitude to former CM and Legislative party leader Dr Mukul Sangma, State President Shri Charles Pyngrope, and
State in-charge and Minister of GoWB Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia for their immense support. I would like to thank each and every person of Meghalaya for placing their trust and faith in us – we are here to SERVE YOU and we will uproot all autocratic forces, together. #BeTheChange with us, and we promise to NOT LET YOU DOWN.”