SHILLONG, MAY 20: The National People’s Party is consolidating its base in Garo Hills with leaders and workers from other political outfits joining the party, NPP state working president and cabinet minister Marcuise N Marak said Wednesday.

Speaking after a party executive meeting in North Garo Hills, Marak said the district unit is preparing to induct the new members into party roles.

“You must be witnessing yesterday in fact, I was also having a party executive meeting in North Garo Hills district where we are welcoming lots of leaders from other political parties,” he said.

“Therefore, in the district committee, we have decided yesterday that I have requested all block and district leaders, all MLAs there that those leaders who are coming from other political parties, we make a list and we try to accommodate them in our party positions somewhere in the district or block level according to the expertise that they are having.”

He noted that Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma received a similar response in South West Garo Hills. “That was in North Garo Hills. Chief Minister was in South West Garo Hills where he was receiving huge number of leaders and followers from South West Garo Hills and they were joining the NPP.”

Marak linked the political movement to visible progress in the region. “So, we are getting good response in Garo Hills. So many things are happening in Garo Hills. People have seen the kind of developments happening in Garo Hills.”

He cited education and infrastructure projects as key factors. “People have seen the way chief minister has created opportunities for the people, created educational infrastructure and universities and we are trying to bring up a medical college also.” “So many things are happening and seeing this, people are joining our National People Party,” Marak said.