NCP under attack for releasing CD on police firing

Momin said that it was not acceptable to the families of the September 2005 firing victims, as they didn’t want the “tragedy” to be used as a political tool by parties during the elections. “The victims’ families were not even informed about the NCP’s decision to encapsulate the incidents into CDs and distribute it for getting votes,” he said.

GSU president Ujjal Sangma informed reporters that the union has brought this issue to the notice of District Election Officer. He said the petition to the Election Officer was prompted by the opposition of the victims’ families to NCP’s “political stunt”.

Former minister and independent candidate Kulert C Momin attacked Sangma for the act and said that the NCP was once again “emotionally traumatising” the families of the victims by reminding them of the tragic incidents.

Momin said the September 2005 incident was an “emotional issue” for the people of Garo Hills and the NCP should have desisted from politicising it just for getting votes. He was of the opinion that a veteran political leader of the stature of Sangma should have “respected the emotions of the relatives of the victims”.

NCP (youth wing) president Aldo Sangma, however, rubbished the allegations and said that it will not make any difference to the party’s mass support base. Sangma said the NCP detractors were making these accusations to discredit the party before the public.

“Why they did not object to the contents of the CD when it was first published and released as part of the party’s manifesto,” he asked.