By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Sohiong Congress candidate and Home Minister, HDR Lyngdoh, is confident of making a comeback despite insisting that ‘no election is easy for him’.
“I have never underestimated my opponents in any of the elections I have contested. I always believe that I should not allow my opponents to score points against me,” Lyngdoh said.
The Home Minister is expected to face stiff opposition from UDP candidate Braston Kharphuli who has reportedly received the support of several political parties.
Expressing confidence of a comeback, Lyngdoh said the people of Sohiong constituency were aware of the good works he has done for the past many years.
“I know they would take the right decision while casting their votes,” Lyngdoh said, while speaking to reporters after filing his nomination here on Monday.
Claiming to be the ‘Messiah of the poor and the downtrodden’, the Congress candidate said it always gives him immense satisfaction to be able to contribute towards the well being of the under-privileged sections of the society.
When asked that his opponents might take advantage of the fact that he had failed as the Home Minister to handle the law and order situation in Garo Hills, Lyngdoh said the State Government has taken all possible steps to improve the law and order situation in Garo Hills.
“It would take some more time to bring normalcy to Garo Hills,” Lyngdoh said, while adding that it is easy for people to criticize the Government.
The Congress candidate was also hopeful that he would not face any problems with regards to support of the people in new areas under Sohiong constituency which were earlier in Mairang and Nongspung. “Delimitation is not going to affect me since I have already represented these areas as the MDC of Sohiong,” he said.
Ask if he was confident of winning the election, the Home Minister said he would like to wait till the day of counting on February 28.
It may be mentioned that Lyngdoh’s main opponent, UDP candidate Braston Kharphuli, is receiving the support of the former’s Cabinet colleague John Antonius Lyngdoh who is related to Kharphuli.