Shillong, Feb. 18 -- Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday urged voters to reject parties that are desperately trying to communalise Meghalaya politics.

"We have to be strong against divisive politics and vote out parties trying to create rifts and divide our people. We should reject such parties," he said while addressing an election rally at Dangar, under the Mawsynram constituency, at the remote Indiq-Bangladesh border for the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) elections.

Elections to the KHADC and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council are scheduled to be held on February 21.

Sangma said that the Autonomous District Council elections are an opportunity for the electorates to send out a strong message to such parti...