Conrad Sangma

Conrad Sangma's Stand On Citizenship Bill May Help BJP In Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Conrad Sangma's National People Party (NPP), a BJP ally that is contesting the April-May national election in 14 out of 25 seats by itself in the northeast, might benefit the BJP, sources in the party claim.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Says No Pre-Poll Alliance With BJP

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said the National People's Party (NPP) will have no pre-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in any state for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

Now, Meghalaya Party Exits BJP-Led Northeast Front Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Meghalaya's United Democratic Party (UDP) has decided to quit the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) - the BJP-led anti-Congress political alliance in the Northeast - over the Narendra Modi government's stand on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. But it will remain in Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma-led alliance government, where the BJP is ...

National People's Party To Contest All Lok Sabha Seats In Northeast

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 9, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday said his party will contest all the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the northeast, including Sikkim.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Threatens To Quit NDA Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

Amid widespread protests in the Northeast over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, National Peoples Party (NPP) president and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today threatened that his party will quit the NDA if the proposed legislation is passed in Rajya Sabha.

Will Decide "Appropriate Time" To End Ties With NDA: Conrad Sangma

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) President Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said his party will decide at an "appropriate time" on snapping ties with the NDA government over the the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Rajnath Singh: Will Discuss Citizenship Bill With Parties, Civil Society Groups

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 4, 2019

Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said that he would discuss the draft Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with other political parties and civil society groups.

As Allies In Northeast Unite Against Citizenship Bill, BJP Says 'All Well'

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 29, 2019

The citizenship bill is set to trigger a political realignment in the northeast, where the BJP ruling all seven states singly or as part of a coalition. Ten parties - all key regional allies of the BJP -- have decided to oppose the bill, which has already been passed by the Lok Sabha and could be tabled soon in the Rajya Sabha. The parties have ind...

Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday January 26, 2019

Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...

Amid Protests, Northeast Terrorist Groups Call For Republic Day Boycott

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday January 24, 2019

Terrorist groups in the Northeast have called for a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, combining it with the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the region.

Northeast Chief Ministers Knock On Delhi's Door Against Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday January 18, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga visited the national capital today in a combined effort to make the centre scrap the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill in the face of raging protests across the region. Mr Sangma's National People's Party and Mr Zoramthanga's Mizo People's Front are both part of th...

"Scrap Citizenship Bill": Chief Ministers From Northeast To Rajnath Singh

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday January 18, 2019

As the northeast stands united against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, two chief ministers from the region met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the centre to scrap the controversial bill. Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said there should not be any dilution of the 64-year-old Citizenship Act.

Meghalaya Team To Visit Delhi With Plea For PM Modi: "Scrap Citizenship Bill"

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Facing public anger, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has decided to lead a delegation to New Delhi with an appeal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh withdraw the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill.

As Protests Grow, Assam Cops File Sedition Case Against Three Activists

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday January 11, 2019

Assam Police today registered a case of sedition against three social activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016.

Protests Against Citizen Bill Continue In Northeast, BJP On Back Foot

India News | Thursday January 10, 2019

Protests continued in the Northeast days after the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016, which aims to grant citizenship rights to non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries.