The former Meghalaya chief minister, who recently switched over to the TMC along with 11 other Congress MLAs, told PTI in an interview that the political dynamics in the entire region is going to change with him quitting the grand old party.
The governor accepted the resignation and asked Sangma to be in charge till a new government is formed, a Raj Bhavan official said.
Inaugurating the Rs 629 crore Umtru hydro-electric project at Dehal in Ri Bhoi district yesterday, he said the state has various potential areas for power generation and called on the local indigenous people to participate in the process of state building.
Inaugurating the Rs 629 crore project yesterday, he said the state has various potential areas for power generation and called on the local indigenous people to participate in the process of state building.
"The railway connectivity to Shillong can be a game changer in our pursuit to promote the state as the most favoured tourist destination," Sangma said here.
Official sources said 67-year-old Shanmuganathan tendered his resignation from the post. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had said earlier in the day said that he was waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Ministry to take a call.
With three projects in the pipeline, the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) is expected to generate 2,000 MW by the end of the year, Chairman and Managing Director A G West Kharkongor said today.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma announced creation of four new Community and Rural Development blocks and equal number of civil sub-divisions and 15 new police stations
During his tour, Devendra Fadnavis will also be keynote speaker at a symposium on Indo-Israel collaboration for 'Make in Maharashtra', to attract investment opportunities in the state. He arrived here late yesterday.
In a scathing attack on Presidential candidate P A Sangma, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today questioned his claim of representing the tribals in the Presidential poll saying the former Lok Sabha Speaker "can't behave like a rogue element".
Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have expressed interest in having a joint tour package for tourists in the North Eastern region.
A large number of cement companies have applied to the Meghalaya government to set up plants in the limestone-rich state, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said today.