Shillong, November 21 : A group of Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) leaders led by its general secretary Pyndapbor Saiborne has vowed to preserve the identity of the party, even as they urged upon the party president Paul Lyngdoh who is also a sitting MLA to forget his idea of disbanding the political party in the name of merger with the United Democratic Party (UDP).
Ahead of the KHNAM general executive council (GEC) meeting scheduled on November 26 for a final deliberation to decide on the merger of the party with the biggest regional party in Meghalaya, the KHNAM general secretary told newsmen in Shillong on Monday that he along with five of the 18 central executive council (CEC) members will not allow the party to be disbanded.
“Ours is a political party with a political movement. It was formed in 2002 with a strong political principle to serve and protect the cause of the indigeneous people”, stated Saiborne, adding, “If our president wanted to associate himself with the UDP he can go with our blessings but under no circumstances will we allow our party to lose the identity in the name of merger”.
The KHNAM is an off shoot of the powerful Khasi Students Union (KSU). It managed to win two seats in 2003 election to the legislative assembly and won a single seat in the 2008 election. Although it fared better in the elections to the 30 member Khasi Hills autonomous district council (KHADC) by bagging 4 seats in 2009, quite a number of prominent leaders have left the party since then. While others have left and another group of the remaining lot in the nine year old party are talking about merging with the UDP,
Ahead of the KHNAM general executive council (GEC) meeting scheduled on November 26 for a final deliberation to decide on the merger of the party with the biggest regional party in Meghalaya, the KHNAM general secretary told newsmen in Shillong on Monday that he along with five of the 18 central executive council (CEC) members will not allow the party to be disbanded.
“Ours is a political party with a political movement. It was formed in 2002 with a strong political principle to serve and protect the cause of the indigeneous people”, stated Saiborne, adding, “If our president wanted to associate himself with the UDP he can go with our blessings but under no circumstances will we allow our party to lose the identity in the name of merger”.
The KHNAM is an off shoot of the powerful Khasi Students Union (KSU). It managed to win two seats in 2003 election to the legislative assembly and won a single seat in the 2008 election. Although it fared better in the elections to the 30 member Khasi Hills autonomous district council (KHADC) by bagging 4 seats in 2009, quite a number of prominent leaders have left the party since then. While others have left and another group of the remaining lot in the nine year old party are talking about merging with the UDP,
