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  PA Sangma: A Gandhi-family loyalist whose rebellion against Sonia caught Congress off guard

  Politics | March 05, 2016 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma died of a heart attack here on Friday at the age of 68.In a career spanning over 45 years, Sangma had held positions that made him

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  Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma passes away

  Politics | March 04, 2016 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma passed way this morning following a heart attack.Sangma, who unsuccessfully contested the presidential election as an opposition candidate against Pranab Mukherjee, was 68 years old.The former

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  North-eastern people not 'second class citizens': PA Sangma

  Politics | November 15, 2014 17:17 IST

  Shillong:  North-eastern people are not "second class citizens" of India, former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno.A.Sangma said here Saturday."We are no less than others. How are we second class citizens? We are first class citizens. Many

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  P.A. Sangma seeks Modi's intervention in Meghalaya custodial deaths

  India | June 01, 2014 6:41 IST

  Shillong: National People's Party (NPP) supremo Purno Agitok Sangma on  Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the twin custodial death in Meghalaya.Sangma, who is the lone NPP

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  Six, including P.A. Sangma, file nominations in Meghalaya

  India | March 22, 2014 9:11 IST

  Shillong : Six candidates, including former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma and union minister Vincent H. Pala filed nomination papers Friday for the Lok Sabha elections in Meghalaya, an Election Commission official said.Meghalaya has

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  P A Sangma to contest Lok Sabha polls from Tura

  Politics | March 10, 2014 20:12 IST

  New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Tura constituency in Meghalaya.67-year-old Sangma, who unsuccessfully contested the presidential election as an opposition candidate against Pranab Mukherjee, will

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  Sangma's NPP to contest in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh polls

  Politics | September 28, 2013 17:12 IST

  Shillong, Jul 12: Banking on the tribal population in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the P A Sangma-led Nationalist People's Party (NPP) today said it would contest in the assembly elections of the two states to be

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  Modi has PM material: Sangma

  Politics | July 12, 2013 18:59 IST

  Shillong, July 12: Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma today said BJP's campaign committee chief Narendra Modi had prime ministerial material, but he would have to test his acceptance in non-Hindi speaking belts.  “Modi

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  Sangma favours creation of separate Telangana, Vidarbha

  Politics | June 25, 2013 17:26 IST

  Nagpur, Jun 25: Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma has strongly advocated creation of Telangana and Vidarbha states and said the Centre should forthwith grant statehood to these two regions owing to the long

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  Sangma praises Modi, says he's like Vajpayee minus secular credentials

  Politics | June 25, 2013 16:40 IST

  Nagpur, Jun 25:  Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma today drew comparisons between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying that the BJPstrongman is a good administrator but lacks secular credentials

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  Sangma launches National People's Party across India

  Politics | January 06, 2013 8:26 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 6: Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party last year to contest the presidential polls, Saturday launched his National People's Party across India.The party has aligned

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  Sangma launches National People's Party, will have alliance with NDA

  Politics | January 05, 2013 22:53 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 5: P A Sangma, who broke away with the NCP last year to contest the Presidential elections, today launched National People's Party (NPP) and joined hands with the BJP-led NDA.Launching the NPP

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  Sangma to launch his own party tomorrow

  Politics | January 05, 2013 11:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 4: P A Sangma, who broke ranks with the NCP to fight Presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, will launch his own party tomorrow.  Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) will be formally launched

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  Supreme Court rules out hearing Sangma's plea challenging Mukherjee's election as Prez

  Politics | December 05, 2012 12:49 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 5: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed by a majority ruling former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma's petition challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President.Chief Justice Altamas

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  Meghalaya NCP wants its rebel legislators disqualified

  Politics | September 28, 2012 22:03 IST

  Shillong, Sep 28: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday lodged a complaint with the Meghalaya assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope seeking disqualification of 11 legislators who had joined P.A. Sangma's National People's Party (NPP).”We have lodged

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  Meghalaya NCP merges with Sangma's NPP

  Politics | September 23, 2012 16:59 IST

  Shillong, Aug 25: The NCP in Meghalaya on Friday merged with National People's Party (NPP), a newly-formed outfit formed by P A Sangma.Sangma, who had resigned from NCP as its General Secretary and unsuccessfully contested

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  Sangma moves SC against Pranab's election as President

  Politics | September 23, 2012 16:22 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 21: P A Sangma on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the election of Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President of India.The petition filed by Sangma has contended that Mukherjee was holding

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  Agatha Sangma meets Sharad Pawar, offers to quit govt

  Politics | July 23, 2012 16:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 23: Agatha Sangma, who had campaigned for her father P A Sangma in the presidential polls, on Monday offered to quit as minister of state for rural development.NCP sources said that Agatha

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  Sangma congratulates Mukherjee, does not rule out moving court

  Politics | July 25, 2012 10:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 22: P A Sangma today congratulated Pranab Mukherjee and wished him success but did not rule out moving court on the election, saying its process was “exceptionally partisan.”He alleged that non-UPA ruled

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  Mulayam votes for Sangma by mistake

  Politics | July 22, 2012 17:29 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 19: SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who backed UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee, today mistakenly cast his vote in favour of BJP-backed P A Sangma, but realised it in time and took