SHILLONG: Tura MP Conrad Sangma has asked Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and his wife Dikkanchi D. Shira to put the differences aside and work together for the welfare of the people of the State.
Conrad’s appeal came two days after the High Court of Meghalaya dismissed the pending election petition filed by Congress legislator Shira, who unsuccessfully contested against Conrad in the by-poll to Tura Lok Sabha seat held in May this year.
Shira filed the petition in the High Court stating that Conrad won the election using unfair means to confuse voters about the distribution of money under MGNREGS.
Conrad said on Saturday it was Shira’s right to approach the court if she felt that the election process was manipulated and that he nurtured no “ill feelings” against her or Mukul Sangma.
“I appeal to the Chief Minister and his wife to put all such things behind and work together for the benefit of the people. There is a need to work positively for the benefit of the State,” NPP national president Conrad Sangma said and added that he could help the State in many ways at the Centre.
Judge S.R Sen, in his order, had said after perusal of the pleadings and the arguments advanced by the counsels for petitioner KC Mittal and respondent A. Kashyap, and also on perusal of the copy of the speech transcripts during the campaign and taking into consideration the provision of Section 123 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the guidelines given by the Apex Court, he could not satisfy himself nor he was in a position to record the reason that such speeches amount to undue influence and thereby affected the result of the election.
