AIZAWL: C. Lalrosanga, the lone Mizo National Front (MNF) member in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday said the party was ‘extremely unhappy’ with the way the BJP governments both at the Centre and in Manipur dealt with the ethnic violence, saying he supports the opposition's no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Lalrosanga's remarks came as the MNF, one of the NDA’s oldest allies, has decided to support the no-confidence motion sponsored by the opposition INDIA bloc being discussed in the Lok Sabha over the ‘wrong handling of the Manipur crisis’.
Deeply upset over the Manipur issue, Lalrosanga and K. Vanlalvena, the lone MNF Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram, skipped the recent NDA MPs meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Speaking to the media, Lalrosanga said, "We are extremely unhappy with the way the BJP governments have dealt with the Manipur issue. Our brothers and sisters in Manipur have been badly affected and distressed by the violence." He said the MNF, which is also an ally of the anti-Congress North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), led by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, also opposes the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Lalrosanga said that the issue of the no-confidence motion was discussed with the party leadership in Mizoram, including the Chief Minister and MNF President Zoramthanga. Meanwhile, many MNF leaders and the party's two parliamentarians from Mizoram have recently expressed their desire to withdraw support from the NDA on issues such as the Manipur unrest and UCC. (IANS)
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