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BJP leader writes to Meghalaya CM protesting election speech

Shillong, Apr 3 (UNI) Meghalaya BJP vice president and member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Bernard N Marak has written to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also president of the National People’s Party (NPP), protesting an election speech made by an NPP legislator, which according to him was “insulting towards the Hindus”.
“BJP has considered NPP as a coalition partner and have always supported NPP in the past many years during the Lok Sabha elections. BJP also honoured the direction of the Central leaders to extend support in the Lok Sabha election by not fielding a candidate but a discrimination towards the BJP supporters through a speech delivered by Sanjay A Sangma, MLA of Mahendraganj in a meeting where you were also present gravely hurt the sentiments of the BJP supporters especially those belonging to the Hindu community of Garo Hills,” Marak said in the letter.
Sanjay is the brother-in-law of Chief Minister Sangma.
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