Shillong, Feb 12 NCP national general secretary and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma today said the "value" of the status of chief minister has gone down in Meghalaya with the elevation of three other politicians to the rank and status of chief minister here.

"The value of the status of CM itself has gone down," Sangma, a former chief minister of Meghalaya, said while commenting on the recent elevation of the rank and status of Pradesh Congress President Friday Lyngdoh, political advisor to Chief Minister D D Lapang at par with that of the chief minister.

Lapang also elevated former chief ministers Donkupar Roy and J D Rymbai, chairmen of State Planning Board and Meghalaya Economic Development Council (MEDC) respectively, to the status and privileges of chief minister.

Sangma said this was uncalled for especially in the light of the "financial constraints faced by the state".