Mizoram Congress Urges All Political Parties, NGOs to Fight Unitedly Against BJP

 AIZAWL: Amid the differences between the BJP-led NDA government and its ally, the Mizo National Front (MNF), the ruling party in Mizoram, the opposition Congress has urged all political parties, NGOs, and churches to come together to form a united front against the saffron party. State Congress President Lalsawta said on Thursday that the country as well as Mizoram is passing through a dark phase due to the BJP-led NDA government's 'misrule and wrong policies.' He appealed to all political parties, NGOs, and churches to fight together against the BJP.

He claimed that since independence, the country has never witnessed such a dark period and terrible situation, and that the BJP is responsible for this prevailing situation, as the saffron party-led government adopted "anti-people policies" and autocratic governance, destroying religious, cultural, and ethnic freedom, besides freedom of expression. "Due to the NDA government's mis-governance, India is among the most dangerous countries for Christians in the world," the Congress leader told the media, adding that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is an attempt to remove the culture and traditions of minorities.

Mizoram is a Christian majority state, with churches playing a significant influence on society. Meanwhile, many MNF leaders and the party's two parliamentarians from Mizoram-C. Lalrosanga of the Lok Sabha and K. Vanlalvena of the Rajya Sabha-have recently expressed their desire to withdraw the party's support from the NDA on issues such as the Manipur unrest and UCC. Mizoram Chief Minister and President of the ruling MNF, Zoramthanga, however, recently said that his party is yet to decide on pulling out of the BJP-led NDA.

Zoramthanga, along with his ministers and MNF MLAs, took part in the 'Solidarity March', organised by the NGOs Coordination Committee in Mizoram on July 25, to express solidarity for the Kuki-Zo tribals affected by the violence in Manipur. The MNF is also an ally of the BJP-led anti-Congress alliance, the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), of which Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the convenor.

The elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly will be held by the end of this year. (IANS)

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