Resentment over allotment of ticket to A L Hek’s nephew
SHILLONG: The ongoing crisis in Congress over selection of candidate for Pynthorumkhrah constituency has deepened further with another ticket aspirant for the Mawkhar-Pynthorumkhrah seat Banpynshngaiñlang Rumnong resigning as the Congress unit president in protest against the decision of the party not to award him the ticket.
Rumnong has not made it clear whether he would contest as an independent candidate or will be seeking ticket from other political parties.
Earlier, a loyal Congress worker for the last 25 years Betbok Marbaniang who had contested the previous district council from Mawkhar-Pynthorumkhrah constituency on a Congress ticket has also decided to contest the upcoming election.
It is reported that discontentment prevails among the loyal Congress members in Mawkhar-Pynthorumkhrah constituency since the ticket has been given to the local MLA AL Hek’s nephew Rocky Hek.
Congress workers are unhappy that the party leadership has overlooked the party men while selecting candidate.
It may be mentioned that Hek had contested from the Congress only in the last election. “I did not expect that I would be denied the party ticket. But now I am firm to contest as an independent candidate with the support of the people of the constituency,” Marbaniang said.
