James remark on upgrade of Dadenggre riles GSU

DADENGGRE, Feb 4: Not taking kindly to a remark by MLA James Sangma who, during one of his election campaigns, had allegedly stated that many NGOs had opposed the idea of the upgrade of Dadenggre to a district, the GSU has now asked the former to clarify the names of those NGOs.
“In his campaign, he (James) stated that some of the NGOs from Dadenggre do not want it to be upgraded to a full-fledged district. I urge our MLA to clarify which NGOs had gone to you and submitted a memorandum to this effect. The clarification must be very clear as the demand for upgradation is very genuine and has been there since 1989,” said GSU Dadenggre president, Tengsan Marak.
He added that the demand for a separate district was not only of the NGOs but also of the people of the area.
As per the GSU, James had mentioned that some NGOs from Tikrikilla and Raksamgre did not want to include themselves in the new district.
“We are only seeking a clarification on the matter and want the names of those persons or NGOs, who opposed the demand. Further, we would like to know how a peaceful demand for a district will turn into a law and order situation,” added Tengsan.
Tengsan stated that several meetings were held in the area and all of them were peaceful in nature.
“He should have voiced this demand in the Assembly but there was not one time that he approached the House to look into the demand for a separate district. We strongly condemn such false imputation which is directly or indirectly harming all NGOs of Dadenggre. We demand a speedy clarification from his end within 48 hours or within 72 hours…we will hold an emergent meeting with all NGOs and work on what needs to be done,” asserted Tengsan.