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Lone BJP MLA joins Congress in Meghalaya

Shillong: BJP’s lone legislator in Meghalaya on Monday joined the Congress and claimed that the saffron party’s legislature party has merged with the Congress.

“I, being the only legislator, represent 100 per cent of BJP’s legislature party. The BJPs legislature party has merged with the Congress,” three-time legislator A.L. Hek, representing Pynthormukhrah constituency, said.

He joined the ruling party in the presence of Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, AICC in charge of Meghalaya Luizinho Faleiro and other senior Congress leaders.

“Meghalaya is a Christian State. It is difficult to be in a party which has stuck to its Hindutva agenda and reverted back to the issue of construction of Ram temple,” Mr. Hek had said a couple of days back.

BJP’s State Minority Morcha president S. Ahmed was among the 250 supporters who joined the Congress along with Mr. Hek.

BJP’s in charge of North East P. Chandrashekhar threatened legal action against Mr. Hek. “We are exploring to legal options to derecognize him as an MLA. Only after that, we will consider steps like expulsion.”

Asked about Mr. Hek’s claims that the BJPs legislature party has merged with the Congress, Mr. Chandrashekhar said, “He may be legally correct, but not morally.” -- PTI

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