New Delhi: Congress-NCP relations are under strain not just in Maharashtra but in Meghalaya too. A day after President's Rule was imposed in the state, the NCP says it is shocked as there is no Constitutional crisis in Meghalaya.
The Centre recommended President's Rule after the NCP-led govt narrowly won a trust vote there.
NCP leader Conrad Sangma says this has made the people of Meghalaya very unhappy. He said the imposition of PR in Meghalaya is shocking as there were no grounds for it.
"When we passed the test in House, there is no need for any other test. This act has triggered a Constitutional crisis in Meghalaya," he stated.
Seven MLA's of the NCP-led MPA are now in Delhi to file a case in the Supreme Court against the imposition of President's rule.
The NCP has strongly protested the move and party President Sharad Pawar clearly expressed his unhappiness.
NCP leader Purno Sangma went as far as to declare that the Congress wanted to rule in Meghalaya by proxy.
Despite the victory of the ruling Meghalaya Progressive Alliance in the trust vote, political uncertainty is continuing to haunt Meghalaya, known for its hop-skip-and-jump politics with legislators switching loyalties at the drop of a hat.
After the March 2008 Assembly elections, Lapang was sworn-in as chief minister of a Congress-led coalition government. But he resigned 10 days later ahead of a scheduled trust vote, having failed to muster majority support.
Political instability is the hallmark in Meghalaya - the state has seen six different governments with varied combinations of political parties, resulting in four chief ministers in a span of five years between 1998 and 2003.
There have been just two occasions since Meghalaya attained statehood in 1972 when a chief minister has been able to complete a full five-year term.
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