PPA MLAs join Congres

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Press Trust of India Itanagar
Last Updated : Dec 19 2014 | 7:56 PM IST
All the five MLAs of People's
Party of Arunachal (PPA) today joined the ruling Congress, taking the strength of the House to 60 from 47.
Assembly Speaker Nabam Rebia in the Bulletin Part-II of the assembly said, "The five PPA members who constitute the entire Legislature Party have merged with Congress Legislature Party and have become members of the political party."
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki welcomed the legislators - Pani Taram from Koloriang, Nikh Kamin (Bordumsa-Diyun), Tirong Aboh (Khonsa West), Pasang Dorjee Sona (Mechuka) and Wanglam Sawin (Khonsa East) to the party's fold in a simple function organised in his office.
The MLAs in a joint statement later informed that they decided to join Congress keeping in view the new wave of development in the state through a slew of initiatives with comprehensive state flagship programmes to achieve the goal of inclusive development.
Congress is the platform which would help us to realize our as well as the peoples dream as all the programmes taken up by the chief minister aim at greater welfare of the masses," they said.
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First Published: Dec 19 2014 | 7:56 PM IST

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