People's Party of Arunachal suspends its lone MLA Kardo Nyigyor

The Peoples Party of Arunachal(PPA) has suspended its lone MLA, Kardo Nyigyor, for allegedanti-party activities.

Nyigyor represents the Likabali constituency in theLower Siang district.

PPA president Kahfa Bengia said on Thursday that thedecision to suspend Nyigyor was taken after receiving proof ofhis indulgence in anti-party activities.

“The PPA has suffered enough through variousdefections from time to time, and this time it is in no moodto suffer the same. The party is left with no otheralternative but to place him under suspension with immediateeffect,” Bengia said.

The PPA, despite being the lone regional party in thestate, has been the victim of political defections for manyyears and the drastic step has been taken to curtaildefections and to bolster a strong opposition bench, he said.

“It is high time that the younger generation,especially the educated youths, realise the importance ofhaving a strong regional political party in the state,” headded.

Nyigyor, however, could not be contacted for comments.

Nyigyor is the only legislator of the PPA in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly. The BJP has 41 seats, theJanata Dal (United) seven, and the National Peoples Party(NPP) five. The Congress has four seats, while there are twoIndependents MLAs.

Last month, the JD(U) had issued 14-day suspensionnotices to three legislators over anti-party activities.

Kalaktang MLA Dorjee Wangdi Kharma, Mariyang-Geku MLAKanggong Taku and Bomdila legislator Dongru Siongu electedTalam Tabo as the JD(U)s legislative party leader allegedlywithout the knowledge of the state president.

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