Former Meghalaya CM Donkupar Roy Passes Away Aged 65

Shillong, July 28, 2019:

In a tragic development, Meghalaya's Speaker and United Democratic Party (UDP) president, Dr Donkupar Roy passed away on Sunday. He was 65.

As per reports, Roy had been admitted to Medanta hospital in Gurugram due to stomach-related problems for the last 10 days and breathed his last at around 3:15 pm.

Donkupar Roy was born on November 10, 1954 was also a former Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was also the head of the United Democratic Party, a political party recognised in Meghalaya.

After a fractured mandate in Meghalaya's 2008 Assembly Elections, an alliance between his UDP and a handful of other parties stated claim to form the government under the banner of the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance, with Roy as Chief Minister.

After D. D. Lapang resigned as Chief Minister because he did not hold a majority in the state legislature, Roy was sworn in as Chief Minister on March 19, 2008.

On March 19, 2009, exactly one year into his term, the government was dismissed and the state was put under President's Rule.

In May 2009, the United Democratic Party left the Progressive Alliance, and D.D. Lapang of the Congress Party returned to power as chief minister. Presently under the Conrad Sangma-led government, he was the Speaker of the assembly.

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