Mizoram to introduce 'Disturbed Areas' bill

April 17, 2015 17:32

Mizoram will introduce the 'Mizoram Disturbed Areas Bill, 2015' in the next Assembly session to enable the government to declare any militant-hit area in the state as 'Disturbed'.

Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana, while addressing the ruling Congress workers at the 'Congress Bhavan' here, said the bill was being drafted and would be vetted by the state law department.

The next session of the Assembly is likely to be convened in July as the Vote-on-Account passed by the house in March was only for the first four months of the current fiscal commencing from April.

Meanwhile, all major opposition parties in the state including the Mizo National Front opposed the state government's proposal to declare the northeastern part of the state adjoining Manipur, commonly known as 'Demand area' of the Hmar Peoples Convention, as 'disturbed area'.

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