A controversy has sparked over refusal to grant permission to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold election rally at PA Sangma stadium scheduled on February 24 in West Garo Hills district which is under the administrative control of Meghalaya Government.
The stadium is the largest open space of Tura.
While addressing a press conference in Shillong on Sunday, BJP national General Secretary Rituraj Sinha said, “All efforts are being made to stall the BJP wave in Meghalaya. Local parties as well as other national parties, be it Congress, NPP or TMC are all completely surprised by the ‘Modi wave’ in Meghalaya. They are also surprised to witness the saffron surge in the state.”
“We applied for permission for holding PM Modi’s rally in Tura and they have received a letter. But the authorities concerned have now denied permission to hold the rally at PA Sangma stadium stating the construction is yet to be completed,” he said.
“My question is if this stadium is not complete for the PM’s rally, then how did Chief Minister Conrad Sangma use the stadium in December for a grand inauguration,” he questioned.
“Is this reason justified? Because people of Meghalaya are extending support to PM Modi, they are making all effort to stall the BJP wave,” Sinha added.
Sinha further lashed out at CM Sangma for attempting to take credit by showing that PA Sangma stadium was built by his party alone.
Meanwhile, CM Sangma’s opponent Bernard Marak said that the former was shaken after the visit of Home Minister Amit Shah to Tura.
After being denied to hold poll rally at the stadium, Marak said, “This only shows that Conrad Sangma is rattled and scared after the visit of Home Minister in Tura.”
