Aizawl: Senior Mizoram Congress leader C Ngunlianchunga on Friday alleged that the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) were competing with each other to become the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) partner.
“ZPM and MNF are competing to become the NDA’s partner. We do not know whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will ultimately choose,” Ngunlianchunga said while addressing a political session of the Congress.
He made the remarks while attacking both parties over their political positions and claiming that the Congress would make a comeback in Mizoram.
Ngunlianchunga also criticised the ZPM government over what he described as a gap between its pre-election promises and its actions, alleging that several measures introduced by the government had increased the financial burden on people.
The lone Congress legislator questioned the government’s handling of taxation, electricity billing and rice prices, besides raising concerns over the implementation of the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS).
He questioned why private hospitals in Aizawl had not been empanelled under MUHCS, while hospitals in cities such as Delhi and Kolkata, where treatment costs are higher, had been included.
Hitting out at the MNF, Ngunlianchunga said the party’s strength had declined despite having 10 MLAs, attributing the lack of political enthusiasm to what he claimed were problems at the leadership level.
He also accused the ZPM of appearing united despite internal differences and claimed that the developments could have an impact on the 2028 Assembly elections.
Ngunlianchunga expressed confidence that the Congress would return to power in Mizoram, saying he firmly believed that “God will bless Congress to govern this state again.”