Shillong, Aug 20: Spreading its wings further across the three hills, the Meghalaya TMC launched their membership drive in Pynthorumkhrah today in the presence of Meghalaya TMC State President, Charles Pyngrope, Leader of Opposition, Dr. Mukul Sangma, Meghalaya TMC MLA, George B Lyngdoh along with other prominent grassroots leaders.
Speaking a day after Dr Sangma’s spirited attack on the MDA Govt over Smart Meters, Meghalaya TMC State President, Charles Pyngrope said, “Irrespective of religion, caste, creed, and colour, we will bring a positive change to the lives of every person in Meghalaya.”
Lambasting the MDA government on education, Meghalaya TMC MLA Dr. Sangma said, “Our children are deprived of textbooks, uniforms and assistance that the government used to previously provide for learning. The MDA government has deprived our children in multiple ways. They have terminated ad-hoc teachers and did not recruit from the MTET.”
Expressing his concern about the future generation, he said, “Children cannot pursue vocational education in the state, compelling parents to send their children away from Meghalaya. The medical colleges in Shillong and Tura are non-existent, thereby depriving innumerable children of our state who are seeking a degree in medicine.”
At the event, Samborlang Diengdoh, a young entrepreneur and Convenor of the Pynthorumkhrah constituency, revealed his motivation to join Meghalaya TMC.
Diengdoh said, “In our state, the struggle of women is unthinkable. Meghalaya TMC, as a party, focuses on the emancipation of women and this has motivated me the most to join Trinamool Congress. Also, Trinamool Congress is the only party that embodies the democratic and secular spirit of Meghalaya.”
Questioning the proxy-BJP MDA government’s intent, he beseeched, “NPP has the money to promote itself outside Meghalaya, but it does not have enough to pay our teachers. Where is the revenue going? Why is the MDA government not paying our teachers? Why did they have to sleep on the streets to get their rightful salary?”
To secure equal opportunities in education for the youth of the constituency, Diengdoh further said, “There are no colleges in the constituency. When elected, we will build one college to cater to the needs of our students from poor families.”
