The Meghalaya Trinamool Congress Students' Union President Bansharailang Pyngrope on Sunday accused the National People's Party (NPP) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) of running a smear campaign against TMC's 10 pledges for the state and called on the parties to focus on their own manifestos.
Ahead of the country's 74th Republic Day celebrations, the 58 Gorkha Training Centre in Shillong conducted a mini-marathon. Combined with the mini-marathon on January 21 was an equipment and weapon display, which was held on Thursday.
All India Congress Committee on Wednesday night released a list of 55 candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya Assembly elections after the party's Central Election Committee meeting.
The TMC manifesto has promised three lakh jobs in the next five years and a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 per month to every unemployed youth between the age of 21-40 years under the Meghalaya Youth Empowerment (MYE) scheme.
Trinamool Congress, which is attempting to spread its influence beyond West Bengal seems optimistic about a better performance in Meghalaya because party chief Mamata Banerjee has visited Meghalaya twice and Abhishek Banerjee is the party in charge of Meghalaya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to people of the northeastern states Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur on their statehood day.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra extended "warmest greetings" to the people of Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur on their 51st anniversary of statehood.