Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma is trying to inflame the law and order situation in riot-hit areas by visiting disturbed places against the district administration’s advice.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said here today he would register his government’s strong complaint to the Prime Minster about Agatha Sangma’s “distasteful behaviour” and to prevent her from such future “misadventure.”
“This is a distasteful behaviour. When the state government is trying to normalise the situation her movement in disturbed areas against the district administration’s advice would only worsen the law and order situation,” Sangma said at a press meet.
Attacking Agatha, her father, Tura MLA and NCP leader, PA Sangma of heeding advice of the district administration, the Chief Minster said, the attack on Agatha and her father on January 7 in one of Goalpara’s relief camps was a result of such misadventure.
“They went into the camp against the advice of the district administration and anything could have happened, the situation could have gone out of hand,” Mukul said.
Purno and his daughter escaped a mob fury when inmates of the Chotamatia relief camp in Goalpara gheraoed the politicians and tried to attack them. Troops were rushed in from Goalpara and had to fire in the air and also lathi-charge to disperse the mob.
“They (Purno and Agatha) are trying to take political mileage out of the situation instead of helping the state government,” Mukul said.
Terming Agatha as a “junior Union Minister,” Mukul in his sharpest attack on Purno, Agatha and her brother Conrad Sangma (Leader of the Opposition), reminded them that he was the Chief Minster.
“I am the Chief Minister. Are they (father-daughter-son trio) competing with the state government? They have not spoken to me till date to inquire about the situation and I wonder if they have done so to the Assam Chief Minster,” Mukul said.
The feud between Mukul and Purno-Agatha-Conrad has been bitter and at times turned ugly with personal attacks on each other. The NCP has been criticising the state government and particularly targeting the Chief Minster on a host of issues.
The NCP blamed the present Congress-led government of letting the present ethnic-strife of going out of control. Both Mukul and the NCP have claimed credit for timely deployment of troops in the riot-hit areas and visit of Union Home Ministry officials.
Meanwhile, Union Minster of state for Water Resource, Vincent Pala has been drawn into controversy for saying in a news channel that villagers would be able to sort out the ethnic violence in Assam and Meghalaya on their own.
He today apologised for his observation, stating, he was not aware of the ground situation and hence made the comment.
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