SHILLONG: Deputy Chief Minister and NPP leader, Prestone Tynsong has informed that former Ranikor legislator, Martin M Danggo will be appointed as Co-Chairman of the State Planning Board (SPB).
Former Congress leader, Martin M Danggo recently resigned from the party as well as the post of MLA and he would seek re-election as an NPP candidate in the by-election since one has to be an elected representative to become the chief whip of the Government.
“We will discuss this issue on the appointment of the Government Chief Whip after the by-election in Ranikor,” Tynsong informed here on Tuesday .
When asked if Danggo would be a common candidate in the Ranikor by-polls, Tynsong said that the NPP would welcome if the alliance partners agree to support the party official candidate (Martin M Danggo).
He,however, maintained that they had not asked their alliance partners to support the official candidate of the party.
“We left to the wisdom of the alliance partners to take a call on this issue,” Deputy Chief Minister said.
He even asserted that the alliance partners were free to put up candidates not only in Ranikor but even in South Tura.
“We should understand that all political parties have got their own ideology. Therefore, it is important for all individual parties to contest the elections,” Tysong said.
When asked about the move of PDF chairman, PN Syiem to project a common candidate of the supporters and leaders of the various political parties in Ranikor constituency, he said that it would not be right on his part to comment anything on this move by the PDF chairman.
“But as a political leader, he is free to take any steps which is in the best interest of his political party,” Tynsong added.