Shillong, Jan 4: Phulbari MLA SG Esmatur Mominin from the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), has resigned as MLA. He submitted his resignation to the Speaker today.
Mominin, who was elected to the Assembly in 2018 elections from the Phulbari assembly constituency, submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh.
Trinamool Congress sources said that the NPP MLA would join their party on Thursday.
With this, eight Meghalaya MLAs have resigned from the House and their respective parties and joined different parties.
On December 14, Independent MLA Samuel Sangma and three resigned legislators – Benedict Marak and Ferlin C.A. Sangma of the NPP and H.M. Shangpliang of the Trinamool – joined the BJP in New Delhi in presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP spokesman Sambit Patra.
On December 19 and 29, three suspended Congress MLAs — Ampareen Lyngdoh (East Shillong), Mohendro Rapsang (West Shillong), and Kimfa Sidney Marbaniang (Rambrai Jyrngam) respectively — also resigned and joined the NPP.