GUWAHATI: The National People's Party (NPP), based five years in the past via probably the most tallest leaders of the northeast, Purno Agitok Sangma, is keeping a secure distance from BJP to keep itself in pole position to oust Congress and capture Christian-majority Meghalaya.
The late Sangma's 39-year-old son, Conrad, who is answerable for the party's affairs, has the target in transparent sight but is aware of that individuals's expectancies from him are prime. A holder of a BBA (Entrepreneurial Management) level and an MBA (Finance) level from University of Pennsylvania and Imperial College, University of London, Conrad says he's strolling down the path laid via his illustrious father to paintings for tribals and the spiritual minorities.
The NPP is a partner of BJP in Manipur's coalition govt but Conrad didn't make a selection to group up with BJP in Nagaland and in his home state. "In Manipur we have a post-poll alliance with BJP. In Nagaland, we have gone into a pre-poll alliance with NPF without any seat sharing agreement. This is a pre-poll agreement for a post-poll agreement ," he stated.
Explaining what he called a "complicated equation", the artful Conrad stated NPP didn't wish to cross with BJP in Meghalaya because of pressures from throughout the party and to deal with the party's ideologies. "In a small state likes ours, we have organizational pressures to fight alone, like we did in Manipur. We also have our own ideologies and we need to maintain them," he stated.
When he requested if BJP's Hindutva tag came in the best way of an alliance, he replied, "I don't want to comment on the ideologies of another party. There are bigger issues to be addressed at the moment. " He stated he's assured that NPP will clinch victory by itself.
The church in Meghalaya is fascinated with anti-Christian incidents in the nation but has not been as particular in voicing its worry as in Nagaland. Conrad stated, "The church is responsible and doesn't get involved in politics. It is only asking for a clean election. Of course, the church is worried about the atrocities against Christians and it has only made the people aware of these facts."
"It is the Congress which is taking help of religion to fight election. It is a divisive tactic they are using to cover their failures," he stated.
Conrad has promised that NPP will succeed in delivering all that Congress have promised and failed to ship. "We will provide good and effective governance. There is lack of it now and Meghalaya is at the bottom of the social indicators. Our priorities will be to provide better infrastructure (roads), drinking water, electricity, mobile connectivity besides focusing on the health and education sectors, which are in a very poor state of affairs," he stated.
Conrad's largest problem is to unite the Garo hills, the place demands for a separate state are nonetheless on, with the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills. "There is nothing wrong in a tribe having aspirations for itself. But at the same time I can't hate somebody else. I strongly believe that a right economic agenda will unite the state. Our endeavor is to take everyone along in development," he stated.
"People are waiting to see if NPP will survive without PA Sangma. We are what we are today because of his training and guidance," he stated on his father. Like father, like son, Conrad's visions don't seem to be limited to Meghalaya handiest. After Manipur and Nagaland, Conrad's subsequent forestall is Mizoram, which works to polls via this year-end.
The late Sangma's 39-year-old son, Conrad, who is answerable for the party's affairs, has the target in transparent sight but is aware of that individuals's expectancies from him are prime. A holder of a BBA (Entrepreneurial Management) level and an MBA (Finance) level from University of Pennsylvania and Imperial College, University of London, Conrad says he's strolling down the path laid via his illustrious father to paintings for tribals and the spiritual minorities.
The NPP is a partner of BJP in Manipur's coalition govt but Conrad didn't make a selection to group up with BJP in Nagaland and in his home state. "In Manipur we have a post-poll alliance with BJP. In Nagaland, we have gone into a pre-poll alliance with NPF without any seat sharing agreement. This is a pre-poll agreement for a post-poll agreement ," he stated.
Explaining what he called a "complicated equation", the artful Conrad stated NPP didn't wish to cross with BJP in Meghalaya because of pressures from throughout the party and to deal with the party's ideologies. "In a small state likes ours, we have organizational pressures to fight alone, like we did in Manipur. We also have our own ideologies and we need to maintain them," he stated.
When he requested if BJP's Hindutva tag came in the best way of an alliance, he replied, "I don't want to comment on the ideologies of another party. There are bigger issues to be addressed at the moment. " He stated he's assured that NPP will clinch victory by itself.
The church in Meghalaya is fascinated with anti-Christian incidents in the nation but has not been as particular in voicing its worry as in Nagaland. Conrad stated, "The church is responsible and doesn't get involved in politics. It is only asking for a clean election. Of course, the church is worried about the atrocities against Christians and it has only made the people aware of these facts."
"It is the Congress which is taking help of religion to fight election. It is a divisive tactic they are using to cover their failures," he stated.
Conrad has promised that NPP will succeed in delivering all that Congress have promised and failed to ship. "We will provide good and effective governance. There is lack of it now and Meghalaya is at the bottom of the social indicators. Our priorities will be to provide better infrastructure (roads), drinking water, electricity, mobile connectivity besides focusing on the health and education sectors, which are in a very poor state of affairs," he stated.
Conrad's largest problem is to unite the Garo hills, the place demands for a separate state are nonetheless on, with the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills. "There is nothing wrong in a tribe having aspirations for itself. But at the same time I can't hate somebody else. I strongly believe that a right economic agenda will unite the state. Our endeavor is to take everyone along in development," he stated.
"People are waiting to see if NPP will survive without PA Sangma. We are what we are today because of his training and guidance," he stated on his father. Like father, like son, Conrad's visions don't seem to be limited to Meghalaya handiest. After Manipur and Nagaland, Conrad's subsequent forestall is Mizoram, which works to polls via this year-end.
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