GUWAHATI: The Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) has completed one year in power in the neighbouring state of Meghalaya. Increasing its foothold the party from Meghalaya launched its Assam unit on Wednesday in Guwahati. The party also opened its Assam office. The NPP now has a sizeable presence in the northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Speaking at the launching ceremony Conrad Sangma said that it was time the northeast voice was heard.
“This was the dream of P A Sangma. We the people of northeast have been neglected. Are the people of northeast not important? In politics, number is very important and nobody cares if you don’t have the numbers. Until we are not united, no government in Delhi will listen to us. When everyone from northeast stood united leaving party affiliations aside against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Delhi listened,” said the Conrad Sangma.
“Till we are together we will be able to voice our concern. There is the look east and act east policy and for that to happen we will have to do it ourselves. The development of the northeast region is in our hands. We should not be waiting for someone from Delhi to tell us to act and look. It will not happen. It is our region and we have to do it together,” stated the NPP chief.
“The time has come and this is NPPs time. We want the northeast to move together and NPP will work together with the people of this region. It is an important and historic day as everything starts with the first step. We have completed one year in office and now NPP will work for the people of Assam and the Northeast,” declared Sangma.
Sangma called upon the people of northeast to join NPP in great numbers to bring the change.
“Once people understand our ideology they will come join us. Our party is working in Arunachal. In Manipur we have a deputy chief minister and 3 ministers. In Nagaland, we have 2 advisors. We have one in MLA in Arunachal. P A Sangma believed that NPP should be in all the states. There should be representatives MLAs, MPs from all the states of the region. This will help us in making our voice, issues and concerns relevant,” said Conrad Sangma.