Congress crisis: Congress failed as country's main opposition, says Mukul Sangma
Addressing the media, Mukul Sangma said, "We have taken a decision to merge with the Trinamool Congress".
Shillong: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma addressing the media said 'Congress has failed to play the role of the main opposition party in the country'. Sangma addressed the media for the first time after joining Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with 11 Congress MLAs.
Addressing the media, Mukul Sangma said, "We have taken a decision to merge with the Trinamool Congress".
Justifying the MLAs decision to quit the Congress party, Sangma said, "A complete sense of commitment towards serving the people has brought us to take this decision. In the 2018 Assembly elections, we were confident of forming the government but we could not. Again, post-poll there were activities to poach our members".
Sangma further said that 'collective' political decision is driven by a commitment to their state. "This group of 17 we have, collectively demonstrated our commitment...the commitment towards the state has superseded everything else...we are failing in our duty as far as the role of the opposition is concerned", said Sangma.
