SHILLONG: United Democratic Party (UDP) senior working president Bindo Lanong said the four UDP MDCs who have switched allegiance are committing political suicide.
The UDP on Wednesday called a meeting of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) MDCs at the official residence of Khliehriat MLA, Kyrmen Shylla.
Speaking to a section of the press, Lanong said the four MDCs who have defected to BJP have made a hasty decision without understanding the nuances of politics asserting that BJP is working on political propaganda.
“I have observed that the MDCs are committing political suicide. Their defection to another party will land them in deep mess,” he said.
As a sign of the beginning of their troubles, one of the rebel MDCs, Lakhon Biam, a Chairman of the JHADC will be removed and for this the JHADC will hold a special session .
Secondly, the MDCs are no longer regarded as UDP MDCs. Lanong said, “They are out of the party. We have right away accepted their resignation letters. They have not thought of their future as elected representatives,” he said.
As for the remaining six MDCs in JHADC, he said the MDCs were firm to remain with the UDP and rubbished the claims of BJP that some more UDP MDCs had expressed willingness to join the saffron party.
“It is all BJP’s political propaganda,” he said adding that the other JHADC MDCs are well disciplined and will remain in the party.
The four MDCs who are set to join BJP are Lakhon Biam, Krishon Langstang, Treilang Suchiang and Dawan Lyngdoh.