SHILLONG: Responding to speculations about his chances of returning to the BJP, former Congress minister Al Hek has finally broken his silence on the matter saying that he will have to consult his brother and sisters in his constituency before going to his mother.
Hek has always referred to BJP as his mother organisation which brought him into politics. According to Hek, he would have to consult his supporters in his constituency before taking a call whether he should join BJP or not.
“Even when I joined Congress from BJP last time, I had called my party leaders and with their consent, I joined the Congress,” he said.
The former Minister who was axed from the State Cabinet last year, also said he would go to the inauguration of the new BJP office in Shillong, if he is invited by BJP.
“What is the harm if I am invited and I go to the programme,” he said, adding that the construction of the office started when he was the BJP’s Meghalaya president and he had managed the land for the party office.
Asked if he would talk about political developments with BJP President, Amit Shah who is scheduled to inaugurate the office on September 28, Hek said that there was no question of talking about politics and he might attend the programme since the entire process of constructing the office began during his tenure as the state BJP president.
The statement came from Hek at a time when seven MLAs from different political parties are set to meet Shah when he visits Shillong later this month.
Shah is scheduled to visit Shillong for a day-long visit on September 28.
It may be mentioned that the two independent MLAs-Justine Dkhar and Robinus Syngkon- had pledge join the BJP recently.
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