Shillong, Mar 11: The opposition Congress on Thursday decided to move a breach of privilege motion against Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for “misleading the House†with regards to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed between the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the erstwhile Congress-led Government in 2007.
“The Opposition would move a breach of privilege motion against the Chief Minister during the ongoing Budget Session. The Chief Minister with a predetermined motive had tried to misinform and mislead the House,†Leader of Opposition Dr. Mukul M. Sangma told reporters.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma had on Tuesday blamed the previous Congress-MDA government in 2007 for signing a lopsided PPA with NTPC.
Under the clauses of the agreement, the Chief Minster had told members of the assembly that the State has to pay a “fixed charge†of Rs. 11 crore every month, even if the State didn’t purchase power from NTPC.
However, the Leader of Opposition maintained that there was no mention about the Rs 11 crore which is required to be paid by the State Government.
“They (government) were trying to play to the gallery, but the worst thing they have misinformed which amounts to breach of privilege of the House,†the former Congress Chief Minister said.
“This was done with sheer malafide and pre-determines intent to engage in another narrative and hide the facts. This attempt to mislead and misinform the House coming from none other than the leader of the House,†Mukul asserted.