No ban on cow slaughter in North East, says BJP
Source: The Sangai Express
Guwahati, April 23 2017:
After their success in Assam and Manipur, the BJP has embarked upon an ambitious plan to make inroad in Christian-dominated frontier state of Meghalaya in 2018 .
Terming Meghalaya as worst-performing state of Northeast, Assam finance minister and convenor of Northeast Democratic Alliance Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the BJP has not banned cow slaughter though it is in power in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.
He also added that the BJP encourages learning of local languages in schools and clarified that there is no move to impose learning of Hindi.
Launching a frontal attack on Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma, who turned 52 on Thursday, Mr Sarma, predicted that Sangma would lose in Ampati constituency.
He has been winning from Ampati, his home turf, since the 1993 Assembly polls.
Sarma, who was in Shillong to attend the fifth state executive committee meeting, also claimed that they are confident to form BJP govt in the state in 2018 .