VPP to support govt sans NPP, BJP but with riders

SHILLONG, March 4: The dark horse of 2023 Meghalaya elections, VPP has put forward certain conditions before the non-NPP-and-BJP political parties in order to pledge its support to a party to form the next government in the state.
Party sources on Saturday said that the VPP will not be part of the government if the non-NPP-and-BJP political parties do not agree to the conditions put forward by the party.
At the same time, the sources said the party is ready to give outside support to any non-NPP government to prevent the state from the misgovernance and alleged corruption.
Few of the conditions put forth by the VPP include zero tolerance to corruption, adoption of an austerity measure such as prevention of political appointments/stop re-employment of retired government employees, and to reverse the decision of the MDA to reimburse the income tax paid by the non-tribal All India Service Officers working in Meghalaya.
The party also suggested that there should be judicious allocation of funds to various departments, (Contd on P-4)
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(Contd from P-1) while calling for scrapping of the deal on Gaming Act 2022 and to provide free registration of lands located in the border areas and ensure border-dwellers’ safety.
It has pitched for a review of State Reservation Policy, handover of all alleged financial irregularities and scams to appropriate investigating agencies such as CBI.
Other conditions include implementation of Market Intervention Scheme or MIS for farmers, review of border pact with Assam, push Centre for extension of the special protective provisions for Meghalaya under Article 371 of the Constitution of India, the possibility of implementing ILP being be explored,
The party said that the conditions must be executed by the government within a reasonable period of time.