Meghalaya Opposition party National Peoples’ Party has demanded a CBI or NIA probe into the alleged nexus between State Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and the breakaway faction of the militant outfit Achik National Voluntary Council— ANVC (B).
NPP legislator James Sangma on Monday said this while talking to media here in Guwahati and added that the party will soon meet PMManmohan Snigh and Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over the issue. The party has also demanded the CM to step down immediately so that there can be an impartial enquiry into the allegation.
The alleged nexus came to the fore last month when the ANVC(B) political secretary Ajaju R Marak had sent to media copy of a letter addressed to the Chief Minister claiming that the outfit played a vital role in making Mukul Sangma the Chief Minister of the State.
“The outfit, in the letter, asked the Chief Minister the reason behind the police atrocities on the ANVC(B) cadres and reminded him of the role played by the outfit in making him the CM,” said James while adding that with this the State CM had lost all moral and constitutional ground to continue as the head of the Government.
“You must not forget more than your wife, children, brother and your literally divided congressmen, hundreds of these youths did so much to push you to power with hope to bring home what we have been craving for ages. Should we remind the late night closed door meetings with our leaders to plan strategies to keep you in powerIJ” the ANVC (B) letter said.
“The very reason how you became the Chief Minister from Deputy Chief Minister, you owe credit to us. We did our part to bring you to power but did you do yoursIJ You broke all commitments ….We lost many of our cadres while you acquired wealth, power and chair, and now you bite the hand that made you who you are today,” said James while quoting the ANVC (B) letter to the CM Mukul Sangma.
“Two days after the issuing of the letter to the media, there was an encounter in Garo Hills where four ANVC (B) cadres were killed and one escaped injured.