Meghalaya polls: 5 Congress MLAs do not apply for tickets, deadline expires

  • | Sunday | 17th September, 2017

Earlier in August, Prestone Tynsong and Sni-awbhalang Dhar were drop-ped from the state cabinet for 'anti-party activities'. "This implies that these fi-ve Congress legislators will not seek re-election from the party," a party functionary sa-id.The Congress had already dissolved the block committe-es represented by Rowell, Tynsong, and the Dhar brot-hers with a plan to field fresh candidates. SHILLONG: Amid speculation that the Congress will field fresh candidates for the coming assembly elections in Meghalaya , five Congress legislators have not taken application forms to seek party tickets, with Friday having been the last day to collect the form.The legislators who did not take the application forms are former deputy chief mini-ster Rowell Lyngdoh from Mawkyrwat , suspended Congress legislator and chief executive member (CEM) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), PN Syiem (Mawsynram), Pre-stone Tynsong (Pynursla), Sniawbhalang Dhar (Narti-ang) and Ngaitlang Dhar (Umroi).

SHILLONG: Amid speculation that the Congress will field fresh candidates for the coming assembly elections in Meghalaya , five Congress legislators have not taken application forms to seek party tickets, with Friday having been the last day to collect the form.The legislators who did not take the application forms are former deputy chief mini-ster Rowell Lyngdoh from Mawkyrwat , suspended Congress legislator and chief executive member (CEM) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), PN Syiem (Mawsynram), Pre-stone Tynsong (Pynursla), Sniawbhalang Dhar (Narti-ang) and Ngaitlang Dhar (Umroi)."This implies that these fi-ve Congress legislators will not seek re-election from the party," a party functionary sa-id.The Congress had already dissolved the block committe-es represented by Rowell, Tynsong, and the Dhar brot-hers with a plan to field fresh candidates. Earlier in August, Prestone Tynsong and Sni-awbhalang Dhar were drop-ped from the state cabinet for 'anti-party activities'.

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