Shillong, Jan 8: The decision of the National People’s Party (NPP) to welcome former UDP MLA from Mawkynrew, Remington Pyngrope into the party has led to a rift within the party in the constituency.

Pyngrope resigned

​recently ​as MLA and joined the NPP, an ally of the BJP​. ​ ​Pyngrope will be ​the NPP candidate from Mawkynrew in the upcoming Assembly elections.

NPP leader from Mawkynrew, Olet Kharsahnoh while addressing thousands of people at a rally at Jongksha village on Saturday, said that the NPP has betrayed leaders of NPP Mawkynrew, and it appeared that the NPP leadership “favoured only wealthy individuals to be in the party.”

Kharsahnoh, who is also the Sordar of Jongksha village, said that NPP state leaders in June, 2017 had visited Mawkynrew and told the local leaders to move ahead and prepare for the 2018 Assembly polls.

“But now the same state leaders of the NPP asked us to work for the party and support Pyngrope from Mawkynrew. This action on the part of the state leaders is nothing but sidelining the original unit of the NPP and its leaders because the state leadership is welcoming only rich people,” Kharsahnoh alleged.

Kharsahnoh however informed the rally that inspite of being sidelined by the NPP leaders in the state, there are other parties that have invited him and his followers to join them, and did not reveal which party he would opt for.

Kharsahnoh also sought the opinion of his supporters whether he should join any other party, after which, the crowd gave a resounding agreement by raising their hands, agreeing that they would follow him whichever party he chooses to join and contest the upcoming elections.

Earlier, many speakers who spoke at the rally underlined the need that time has come for the people of Mawkynrew constituency to exercise wisdom and elect its representative to the State Assembly who can make laws and policies for the interest of the people of the constituency and the state as a whole.

Kharsahnoh mother also spoke at the rally and urge the people to support her son (Olet) in the upcoming election so that the constituency gets a representative who works for overall development of the constituency​