SHILLONG: With veteran Congress leader, DD Lapang leaving the party, BJP’s national spokesperson and in-charge Meghalaya, Nalin Kohli said the party welcomes anyone who would work for the nation.
Asked on whether the BJP would welcome Lapang, Kohli said, “The BJP’s principle has been sabka saath sabka vikaas, so we welcome anyone who wants to join the national mainstream with the objective to work for the nation.”
He added, “As an in-charge I can say that I have not been in touch with Lapang and he was not in touch with me. I cannot comment, I don’t know whether he has been in touch with other senior leaders of the party or not.”
Stating that Lapang’s resignation is a blow to the Congress party, he said, “Certainly, given his stature, it would be a loss to the Congress party in Meghalaya. For a gentleman of his stature, we always wish him well.”
He added that Lapang was a respected and fatherly political figure and one of the most important Congress leaders of Meghalaya on whose shoulders, among others, the party came to be where it was today.
“I’ve seen his resignation letter in the media, it is written very elegantly reflecting his point of view. It would be something that the Congress party would need to explain with regard to why he has left the party or he himself would be able to say so,” Kohli said.