SHILLONG, Feb 11: The grand old party, Indian National Congress (INC), has decided to contest the upcoming Meghalaya assembly election with more than 30 young fresh faces, who have “unblemished” track records and clear vision for their respective constituencies, according to Manish Chatrath, AICC In-charge of Meghalaya.
He said that the party has shown faith in the youths of Meghalaya who will help the party to recapture the glory of the state as the corrupt old faces backstabbed the party for the greed of money and power.
“The old faces used the party to come to power and fulfilled their personal interests while in power. But they left the party to join other parties to be in power,” said Manish Chatrath.
“The new faces of the INC are fresh and most of them are going to contest the upcoming Meghalaya assembly election for the first time,” he further said
The new faces are non-corrupt, many of them highly educated having good professional backgrounds, 26 to 46-year-old young people who all are fighting to make Meghalaya 5 Star, more ambitious to work for the state, he added.
Vincent Pala, president of Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee also told the media that Meghalaya needs change. He further said that Meghalaya needs a new beginning. He added that Meghalaya must made free from corruption and scams. He stressed that the Congress is the only answer to all the problems that afflict this beautiful land of Meghalaya.