Socio Economic Development Programme News Today

ZPM government prioritizes austerity measures and financial consolidation in the first 100 days. Mizoram CM Lalduhoma announces expense cuts for minis

"Financial situation is bad. The RBI had warned the government. We will use the new financial year for consolidation," Lalduhoma said after governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered the oath of office and secrecy to him and 11 other ministers at the Raj Bhavan. "Our top priority is the farmers. Finance department has ₹150 lakh (left) under the Socio-Economic Development Programme," the new CM said.

Newslaundry looked at the party manifestos in the five election states.

Around 13,000 people from Manipur have taken shelter in Mizoram. These people, belonging to the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar community, share the same ethnicity as the people of Mizoram as well as the same religion, Christianity. The riots have reconfigured the political equations in Mizoram and now are one of the biggest issues in the polls.

Three-term CM and MNF president is looking to win the constituency for a second time

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to engage in a sincere dialogue to bridge the trust gap during an election rally in Mizoram. He emphasized that violence is not a solution and called for unity. Ethnic violence in Manipur has disrupted the region, making it a focal point in the Mizoram elections.

This time, the Mizoram poll math has become complex with the MNF falling out with its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a resurgent Congress under a new leader, and the rise of a new party that promises change and might emerge as the dark horse.

Singh said violence is no solution to any problem and the two communities in Manipur must talk to each other to improve the situation in the troubled state

In a heated political exchange, the Congress party in Mizoram has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of displaying hypocrisy concerning its alliance with the Mizo National Front (MNF). Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted that BJP leaders, JP Nadda and Nitin Gadkari, are now critical of their ally MNFs performance and alleged corruption in Mizoram, despite being part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the past five years.

With just a week left for the crucial elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, the relations between the BJP and its ally Mizo National Front (MNF) are souring as both parties have been accusing each other on numerous counts.BJP President ...