SHILLONG, May 27 ? A merger between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and People's Democratic Movement (PDM) is in the offing in Meghalaya, party General Secretary P A Sangma said Tuesday, reports PTI.
''A talk of merger between the NCP and PDM is going on. Perhaps by the end of the month, this process will be over'', he told reporters here. While NCP has 14 seats in the assembly, the PDM has no representative in the 60-member state assembly. Stating that the NCP was presently busy in strengthening its organisation, he said ''we are satisfied with the role of a constructive Opposition. We are not going to disturb the D D Lapang Government''.
Supporting the repeal of IMDT act in respect of Assam, the MP said the legislation was aimed at creating a rift between the minority and majority communities of the state. Once it was repealed, another Act which would be acceptable to both sections of the society should replace the former, he said adding that the problems of the minority people of assam should be looked into.