SHILLONG, AUG 30: NPP and BJP have different ideologies and their association is only for development, NPP national vice president and Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar said.
Addressing a campaign meeting at Lawbyrtun in Mawthadraishan for Shillong Lok Sabha bypoll candidate Dr DRL Nonglait, Dhar said people should not be confused on the issue.
“BJP has got its own ideology, NPP has got its own ideology, it is totally different. When we work together with BJP it is for development, not for anything else. There has to be trust in the central government to bring development,” Dhar said.
He said opponents were exploiting people’s weakness to mislead them.
“Often on this our people are misled, they confuse you. They look at your weakness. That message should be spread to areas where people are still ignorant,” he said.
Explaining that supporting or working with another party does not mean conversion, Dhar said, “If Dr Nonglait is a Presbyterian and Catholics vote for him, does it mean you convert? It means you are just casting a vote. Similarly, if we work together with BJP it does not mean we will become BJP.”
He added that while voters’ duty is to elect leaders, it is the elected representatives’ duty to ensure livelihood and development.
