ILP resolution
SHILLONG: An attempt by some Congress and UDP MDCs to dislodge the KHADC CEM Pynshngaiñ N Syiem failed when an Opposition-sponsored motion on ILP was defeated on the floor of the House on the third day of Council’s autumn session on Thursday last.
Sources on Saturday informed that the Congress-led Executive Committee would have faced a major setback if the resolution on ILP moved by the Opposition MDCs had got the approval of the House.
Some Congress and UDP MDCs were absent when KHADC MDC Fabian Lyngdoh had put the motion for voting, sources said adding that they (MDCs) did it with an aim to bring down the Executive Committee led by Syiem.
Through the resolution the Opposition members wanted to urge the State Government to implement ILP in the State to check entry of outsiders.
It may be mentioned that Congress MDCs — Lambor Malgniang (Nongkrem), Dr Celestine Lyngdoh (Nongpoh), Manstudy Nongrem (Langrin) and Rasor Rani (Mairang) — were absent when the motion was taken up for discussion and voting.
The move by the UDP and Congress MDCs to topple the EC would have materialized had the HSPDP MDCs (KP Pangngiang and LG Nongsiej) and UDP MDCs (Remington Pyngrope and Teinwell Dkhar) voted in favour of the motion, sources said.
Out of the 17 MDCs who were present during the voting, six voted in favour of the resolution while 11 others voted against it.
