SHILLONG: BJP MLA Sanbor Shullai said that the state BJP will have to be consulted before getting any scheme sanctioned.
Speaking to reporters after accompanying Joshua Warjri, the BJP candidate for Shella bypoll at the office of the Sohra Civil Sub-Division, he said, “In Delhi, they have made it clear that they have to consult the state BJP before sanctioning any schemes in the state. Before sanctioning any schemes, they have to call us to Delhi for scrutiny.”
He added that the state BJP has sent a memorandum to the BJP high command that any central scheme sanctioned by the Centre will have to be scrutinised and the state BJP will form a monitoring cum implementation committee to check whether the schemes are being implemented properly or sink only in Secretariat.
“In the urban areas, we bring schemes meant for roads but then there is no space while in the rural areas, there is a huge space yet there is no scheme,” he remarked.
The people should elect the party which is there at the Center so that schemes from the Center can flow to the constituency.
Speaking about bad road connectivity, he said sometimes one has to walk on foot as there is no motor accessibility and questioned that since 1972, there has been no road development.
Citing the example of Arunachal Pradesh where the people voted for BJP, Shullai appealed to the people to give BJP a chance to ensure that they get scheme directly from the Centre.
He pointed to the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) of which the BJP is also an ally and said that the Chief Minister and the Ministers placed their memorandum to the Centre requesting for money for development purposes.
He added that even the Deputy Chief Executive Member went to Delhi for funds.
He added, “All converged in Delhi for funds. Why should the people go to team B or teams C why not give victory to Joshua and we will take your schemes to Delhi and bring it to Shella.”
According to Shullai, even if any candidate of the MDA coalition wins, it is a victory for the MDA and bluntly said, “It is the victory of the MDA as we are in the coalition but in the end they have to say so as we have to embrace them since they need funds from Delhi after all.”
He said that being a national party, the state BJP party has been given a directive to contest and said that the state BJP ought to abide by the directive of the party.
Taking a dig at Congress party, Shullai said that the party has resorted to criticism as Congress is not strong anymore. He said, “They are weak and hence they keep shouting and we are strong, we will do our work and will not shout.”
Commenting on the CAB, he said that CAB is a dead issue but the party has taken the matter to central government and indicated exemption from the principle bill.
