Narayanasamy to take up dual-post standoff with Sonia, Rahul

SHILLONG: The AICC general secretary in-charge Meghalaya V. Narayanasamy, who reached Delhi on Wednesday night along with his deputy Vijay Laxmi Sadho, after their Meghalaya visit since Sunday, will apprise the High Command the political situation in the state arising out of the stand- off between Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Chief Executive Member of KHADC P N Syiem over the issue of passing of dual post Bill.
“I will apprise the Congress president  Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi about the political situation in the state in a day or two”, Narayanasamy said over phone from Delhi on Wednesday.
Asked about the formula to end the current stalemate, the AICC leader said that since it was an internal matter of the party, the issue will be solved amicably.
“I have just arrived. The political situation in the state will be discussed with the party leadership in Delhi and we will try to solve the issue in an amicable manner,”  Narayanasamy said.
To a question on whether the KHADC CEM will be summoned to Delhi to meet the top Congress leaders to find a lasting solution to the pending matter, the AICC leader said that he had not communicated anything in this regard to Syiem.
During his Shillong visit, the AICC general secretary met the KHADC CEM  and held detailed discussion with him.
Sources said that Syiem had conveyed to the AICC leader his unhappiness in the style of functioning of the Chief Minister as he had not consulted him and the Congress legislators prior to the tabling of the dual post Bill in the Assembly. Syiem had also told the AICC leader his inability to step down from the post of  CEM as it will be against the aspirations of the people of his constituency.
When contacted , Syiem said that he had already briefed  the AICC general secretary about the political situation in the state while stating that he was not asked by the AICC leader to meet the Congress President and Vice President in Delhi.
He also said in the negative to a question on whether he was offered any cabinet berth in the Government to end the current impasse