By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: After his son decided to join electoral battle, the State Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope has an agonizing decision make – to campaign for his son or Congress nominee at Mawryngkneng constituency.
Pyngrope’s son David Nongrum has decided to contest as an independent after losing the battle for the Congress ticket to former Union Minister Vincent H Pala’s aide Pynehborlang Mukhim.
Pyngrope, who is contesting from Nongthymmai on account of the delimitation will have to campaign for the party nominee in Mawryngkneng.
It would be interesting to if the sitting legislator from Sohryngkham decides to defy the party directive and campaign for his son.
Nongrum took the decision to contest as an Independent during a meeting with his supporters at Umpling on Wednesday.
Nongrum said that he decided to contest the upcoming poll to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the constituency.
Majority of Nongrum’s supporters who spoke in the meeting criticized Pala and AICC leadership for playing a ‘political game’ to deny ticket to the Assembly Speaker’s son.
Adviser Pariong quits as MLA :The HSPDP legislator Adviser Pariong has resigned from the State Assembly after the AICC allotted ticket to him to contest the upcoming Assembly polls from Nongstoin.
A source from the Assembly secretariat said that Pariong sent his resignation letter to the Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope on Tuesday. Besides Pariong, the Congress allotted tickets to the sitting legislators, Adolf Hitler Marak, (suspended from NCP) and AT Mondal, Manas Chaudhuri and Limison Sangma (all independent MLAs).