Meghalaya BJP president Rikman G. Momin on October 6 denied reports that the BJP was approaching National People's Party (NPP) MLAs to join the party.
Momin said the NPP is an ally of the BJP in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government and there was no question of approaching NPP legislators.
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BJP Meghalaya president Rikman G. Momin denied approaching NPP MLAs.
He said the NPP is an ally of the BJP.
Momin said the BJP had not demanded additional Cabinet berths.
He denied that the BJP had received any threat mail.
Momin said the merger of the eight former UDP MLAs with the BJP was legal.
The merger matter was subject to the Assembly's formal process.
He also said the BJP had not demanded additional Cabinet berths following the joining of eight former United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs. The eight legislators joined the BJP on September 23.
Asked about reports of threat mails to the BJP, Momin said the party had not received any such mail. He said an FIR would be filed if such a threat was received.
On the merger of the eight former UDP MLAs with the BJP, Momin said the merger was legal. The legislators had submitted documents to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly regarding their merger, with the matter subject to the Assembly's formal process.
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Why This Matters
The statements come amid political developments in Meghalaya following the entry of eight former UDP MLAs into the BJP.
