GUWAHATI:
Arunachal Pradesh
government spokesperson
Bamang Felix
announced on Friday evening that chief minister
Pema Khandu is enjoying absolute trust of 49 legislators, which includes 12 BJP, two Independent legislators and 35 of 43 PPA MLAs in the house of 60, indicating that ruling regional party has split.
Felix said, “Chief minister Pema Khandu government under NEDA is enjoying absolute majority, with support of PPA, BJP and two Independent legislators”. He stated that there is no serious issue with the party except few differences within the members.
Playing down the speculation that there could be a change of leadership, the spokesperson stated rumours that gone viral regarding change of leadership has no iota of truth adding that Pema Khandu is still the chief minister of Arunachal.
“This morning the twelve legislators of BJP have cleared their stand that they believe and support Pema Khandu as leader of NEDA in
Arunachal
Pradesh, therefore Pema Khandu is chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh and there is no question of change of leadership” he stated.
Felix statement came after PPA President hinted that PHED and Disaster Management Minister
Takam Pario
could be front runner for the chief ministerial post after the party issued temporary suspension order to CM along with six other members alleging them of indulging anti-party activities.
Prabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is curren...
Read MorePrabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.
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