Resubelpara, Jan 15: Unhappy with the decision of the state Congress high command of announcing former NPP leader, Chireng Peter R Marak as a member of the Congress and a front runner for the party ticket, the Kharkutta Block Congress Committee (BCC) has claimed that the leader in question was not even a member of the INC and as such cannot be a candidate for the party.
In a release, the BCC president in-charge, Saintwinarth Marak, claimed that Chireng was not the official candidate of the INC as he was not even a primary member of the party.
“It is out of the knowledge of the BCC as to where and when he joined the party and became a candidate. There are only two ticket aspirants from Kharkutta, Omillo K Sangma and Josephine Marak. However Josephine resigned and joined the BJP a few days ago,” said Marak.
The BCC leader claimed that being the brother-in-law of the Tura MP, Agatha Sangma, it was clear that Chireng was a member of the NPP and not the INC.
“He is a rival of the NPP candidate, Rupert Momin. The BCC cannot trust him because if he joined the Congress to become its official candidate, it is only a political game and an idea to topple the Congress in Kharkutta,” claimed Marak.
