'National Party’ status for NPP is a great achievement for the people of the entire northeast and not just his party, said party chief Conrad K Sangma.
The National People's Party (NPP) is leading a BJP-backed government in Meghalaya and supporting the ruling BJP in Manipur. It is also a part of the ruling NDA at the Centre.
According to reports, suspected NSCN (National Socialist Council of Nagaland) militants could be behind the attack, which took place at Bogapani village of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.
Sangma said that the NPP had also sent a clear message to the BJP General Secretary in-charge of North East, Ram Madhav that it will not stitch any pre-poll alliance with the BJP.
The party founded by Conrad’s father, former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma, will this time contest election in the coming Lok Sabha polls in Assam along with other states.
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