By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The UDP leadership on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over party legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit coming out in criticism of party’s decision regarding allotment of tickets for the 2013 State polls.
The UDP legislator from Nongkrem had threatened to quit the party if the name of Dr Md Mizanur Rehman Kazi, who has been awarded the Phulbari ticket, was not dropped from the party’s candidate list.
“The issue of allotment of the party ticket is an internal matter of the party. I do not think it is right on the part of Basaiawmoit to publicly rake up this issue,” UDP president Dr Donkupar Roy said on Friday. “If he (Basiawmoit) has an issue with any of the decision taken by the party, he should have tried to resolve it within the four walls of the party,” Dr Roy said.
“I am disappointed to see the party legislator going to the media to express his unhappiness with certain decisions taken by the party,” the UDP president said, while adding that the party would not tolerate any such action by any member in future.
When asked if the UDP leadership is contemplating action against Basaiawmoit, Dr Roy said, “I do not want to say anything at the moment.”
While defending the decision to allot the party ticket to Dr Kazi, the UDP president said the State Election Committee (SEC) has taken this decision to allot the party ticket following the recommendation by the party unit at both the district and constituency level.
Resignation of Latiplang Kharkongor
Speaking on the issue of resignation of Nongthymmai sitting MDC Latiplang Kharkongor, the UDP president said he is yet to accept the resignation.
“I have personally spoken to Kharkongor to reconsider his decision. I told him to discuss the matter with his supporters again before taking a final call,” Dr Roy said.
To a query on why the party leadership had overlooked the merger agreement signed with KHNAM, the UDP chief said, “The merger agreement only says that they would allot the party ticket to party MDCs who have strong chances of winning. In the case of Nongthymmai ticket, majority in the party feel that Dr Jemino Mawthoh has a better chance of winning the election,” he said.
