Zenith slams move to poach party MLAs

SHILLONG: Following the claims of non-Congress parties that many MLAs are looking to shift their allegiance, the Congress has hit back at the partners of the MDA government by alleging that they are indulging in poaching and horse trading.
Congress spokesperson Zenith Sangma, while speaking to newspersons here on Tuesday, denied the claims that their MLAs want to leave the party.
“This is rubbish and we continue to say that all Congress leaders are intact and we are together and committed to serve the people,” he said.
The statement came from Congress leader as almost every party in the state has claimed that some Congress MLAs have approached them to join the parties, while the BJP has even gone to the extent of claiming that at least three MLAs are looking to join the saffron party.
The senior Congress leader also claimed that the partners in the MDA including UDP, BJP and NPP have approached a few of the Congress MLAs whom they think are weak and the party is getting report about such activities from the MLAs.
“There are attempts to poaching,” he said adding that the non-Congress parties have approached one or two MLAs to shift allegiance.
According to Sangma, the practice of poaching and horse trading which is being indulged by the partners of the MDA in state is disruptive and this is evident from what happened in Ranikor where they made the Congress MLA MM Danggo to resign which led to his defeat besides wasting money in conducting by-poll in the constituency.
When asked whether there is any demand for change of leadership in the CLP, he denied any such demand saying that these are rumours created by the leaders of the opposition parties.