SHILLONG: Union Minister of State for Skill Development, Rajiv Pratap Rudy has asserted that no strength can stop the BJP from forming a Government here in Meghalaya.
Speaking to media persons on Monday, Rudy said that the BJP is ruling in 19 states in the country and it would add three more into its kitty shortly including Meghalaya
Stating that Meghalaya has a major factor in the Look East policy, he further alleged that the previous Governments in Meghalaya had not performed
“Meghalaya will see the best infrastructure in the world here once the BJP government is formed,” said Rudy, who was in the state’s capital since Sunday to assist the party in preparing for upcoming polls.
With regards to the Congress allegation that the BJP was a communal party, Rudy said that he was shocked that the political party which had moved away from development agenda was talking about the communal agenda of the BJP.
“They (Congress) don’t have a vote bank, they created vote bank by splitting the society and they want to play that trick in Meghalaya and I think all the boundary of such statements will be surpassed in this election,” he added.
When asked about the stand of BJP on the railway project in the state, Rudy assured that once the BJP forms the government, it will take everyone on board and take a consensus to find an outright solution.
Earlier, BJP Meghalaya in charge, Nalin Kohli said that party was sensitive” towards the identity of the people in the different parts of the North East region including Meghalaya.
Refusing to comment on the stand of the BJP with regards to the growing demand for the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya and Manipur, he, however, said that the BJP respected and had always been concern about the identities of various people in different parts of NE.
“Whatever needs to be done to protect the identity of these tribes and other communities that lives in the North East, this has always been raised (by the BJP). As rightly pointed out that it is the agenda of the government, so we are working with a positive agenda,” he added.
Reacting to a query, Kohli said that the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) is not a political platform but is a developmental platform to bring development to the North East region.
“Those who are looking at NEDA as a political platform to fight election, it is there incorrect way of looking at it. NEDA brings people together to discuss the common vision of developing the NE. Political parties are entitled to have their own political agendas outside NEDA not within NEDA,” he said.