From Our Special Correspondent
New Delhi, Sep 17: The National People’s Party (NPP) got a shot in the arm when former Manipur MP Dr Lorho S Pfoze joined the party in Shillong on Tuesday.
NPP MLAs from Manipur and several NPP leaders from Meghalaya, including Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, were present when Pfoze joined the party. He had won the Outer Manipur seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a Naga People’s Front candidate. Joining the NPP, Pfoze said the party should become a platform for everyone in the Northeast, particularly the indigenous and tribal communities. “We should work together in the region. The vision of NPP founder PA Sangma is an inspiration for us all. I look forward to working with this party and reaching out to many communities, always abiding by truth and honesty,” he said.
Welcoming him to the party, Conrad said his experience in public life would strengthen the NPP in championing the cause of the Northeast. “Dr Lorho brings to the party his experience, wisdom and support base from Manipur. We are confident that he will be an asset to the party and will work closely to further the NPP’s mantra of ‘one voice, one Northeast’,” he said.
Conrad, who is also the NPP national president, described Pfoze as an “honest and transparent” politician who was widely accepted by different communities in Manipur. He said the NPP has grown as a platform for all communities of the region.