SHILLONG: A month after the resignation of Adelbert Nongrum from the post of Chief Executive Member (CEM), the stalemate in the KHADC continues as Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi is yet to accept the Meghalaya government’s recommendation to impose Administrator’s Rule in the district council.
Since the Governor is yet to accept Nongrum’s resignation, the Executive Committee headed by the later is still functioning.
Speaking to The Shillong Times on Monday, Nongrum said that he had tendered his resignation on March 19, but the Governor is yet to accept the same.
Ironically, the move to impose Administrator’s Rule in the KHADC and the election of UDP MDC Metabh Lyngdoh as the new leader of the All Regional Parties’ Alliance (ARPA) by way of change of leadership has not affected Nongrum as he still continues to run the Council’s administration as the CEM.
Nongrum criticized dissident MDCs who had switched their allegiance to the Opposition Congress with an excuse that the CEM lacked leadership qualities.
“I did not give in to their (dissident MDCs) demands so they accused me of being slow in talking decision,” Nongrum said.
In fact, the dissident MDCs left ARPA since they could not fulfill their personal agenda, Nongrum alleged.
Though the State Cabinet imposed Administrator’s Rule in the KHADC on March 18, Governor Tripathi refused to give his assent to the recommendation and asked the government to review the decision.
On April 1, the state Cabinet decided to stick to its earlier decision of imposing Administrator’s Rule.
The ARPA is still waiting for an audience with the Governor for convening a special session to elect the CEM as the alliance of regional parties has reiterated they have the support of 16 members in the House of 30.
