Shillong, Mar 27: BJP leader from Garo Hills Bernard Marak said NPP chief Conrad Sangma and NPP candidate Agatha Sangma should initiate a reconciliation meeting with the BJP workers in Garo Hills to clear doubts and confusion over the party getting the support of the BJP.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Marak said the BJP workers feel unwanted and betrayed by some leaders who did not try to unite the Karyakartas on the ground.
“The direction of the BJP National President is honoured by the state leaders but to get support on the ground, NPP should meet the grassroot workers of Garo Hills in the Tura Regional Office. Some leaders are negotiating with the NPP leaders for personal benefits while others want good posts in the government but majority are left unattended”, he said.
According to Marak, the sentiments of the Karyakartas are gravely hurt by the way NPP treated BJP in last few years like an opposition, discriminating the grassroot workers in every village.
“Karyakartas want assurance that NPP members will treat BJP with honour, respect and equal status. After the direction came from the centre, BJP workers found themselves on a crossroad because NPP treated BJP as an opposition and Congress and TMC were natural opposition”, Marak said.
“So, the Karyakartas feel there should be a reconciliation meet between the BJP and NPP to defuse the tension on the ground otherwise many Karyakartas might be inactive in this election”, he added.
