Participating in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the Governor for his address, Sangma said "the whole of India is laughing at us. People ask me how is it that you have four chief ministers."
The NCP leader suggested that the state should go for 'additional chief ministers', 'joint chief ministers' and 'co-chief ministers' if there were political "compulsions".
Lapang, in his reply, retorted that he was inspired by the previous NCP-led government who had three MLAs in the rank and status of Chief Minister ? Donkupar Roy, JD Rymbai and PA Sangma himself.
"I was inspired and I thought of having one more. If it is wrong today, why was it not wrong yesterday.