Ex-Meghalaya Speaker

Danggo joins BJP

ENCROACHED GOVT LAND RETRIEVED vailing among the public at large in Jammu and Kashmir due to the eviction drive launched by the administration to remove encroachments on state land including Roshni and Kacharai, the DAP said in a statement here.

Jammu: Over 14.5 hectares of land were retrieved during a day-long anti-encroachment drive on Thursday. The administration retrieved around 200 kanal kahcharai land in Thalwal village and a chunk of prime state land was retrieved from Dungian village.

Shillong (Agencies): Shifting of loyalty continued in Meghalaya ahead of the February 27 assembly elections, as former Assembly Speaker and candidate of ruling National People’s Party (NPP), Martin M Danggo joined the BJP.

According to the candidates’ list, announced by the BJP in New Delhi on Thursday, Danggo will contest the assembly elections from Ranikor assembly constituency in South West Khasi Hills district.

The NPP sources said that they would soon decide on whether to field a candidate from Ranikor constituency Danggo resigned from the NPP as he was reportedly ‘financially neglected’ by the NPP, the accusation denied by the ruling party headed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.