Aizawl, Sep 25 The ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) on Friday accused opposition parties in Mizoram of targeting Chief Minister Lalduhoma instead of coming out with their own policy agenda ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference at the party office here, newly appointed party senior vice-president Dr Kenneth Chawngliana said the opposition was mounting an intense campaign against the functioning of the ZPM government, particularly targeting Lalduhoma, despite what he described as the government’s successful efforts for the state’s development.
Chawngliana’s statement came days after the resignation of two senior members of the Val Upa Council (VUC), the highest decision-making body of the ZPM, allegedly over the party’s functioning and the CM’s conduct.
He said the party regretted that the opposition appeared to have adopted a policy centred largely on criticism.
Chawngliana urged opposition parties to focus on formulating and announcing their policies for the next Assembly elections so that the people could examine them.
He alleged that their present political approach appeared to revolve primarily around attacking Lalduhoma and the ZPM government and reviving what he called an “old style of politics”.
He also urged the opposition to refrain from what he described as false and fabricated allegations about the internal functioning of the ZPM.
Chawngliana claimed that such attacks were instead strengthening unity within the ruling party and appealed to ZPM workers not to be provoked by unsubstantiated allegations or resort to offensive language on social media.
On the recent resignation of former VUC members Bualhranga and Rin Sanga, Chawngliana said the ZPM did not agree with their views on the matter.
Both the leaders resigned from the VUC on September 21, allegedly citing dissatisfaction over the party functioning and Lalduhoma’s conduct.
Chawngliana said the VUC was an independent body comprising 11 members and that its functioning was not governed by political parties.
(PTI News)
