Mizoram: BJP announces its candidate for By-poll to the Tuirial assembly seat

AIZAWL: Bharatiya Janata Party of Mizoram today confirmed its candidate for the upcoming by-poll to the Tuirial assembly seat. BJP Mizoram Pradesh President Vanlahmuaka announced the 4th Tuirial constituency by-election official candidate, K. Laldinthara at Atal Bhavan today.

Speaking at the function, State President Vanlahmuaka stated that if the BJP candidate is elected in the Tuirial by-election, he will work towards the upliftment of the constituency which has been neglected.

He also criticized the MNF government; as according to his statement, the MNF are unable to remove the Brus which has decided to stay back to Tripura. He stated that as long as the Bru community; even those residing in Tripura; are on the elector roll of Mizoram, they must be granted their Constitutional right to vote.

The BJP’s official candidate K. Laldinthara stated that the State party is extremely dissatisfied with the fact that; although MNF is part of NEDA; the lone BP MLA is sitting on the opposition table while the Member of Parliaments from Mizoram (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) are given a seat at the ruling team at Parliament.

The official candidate, K. Laldinthara said that, though he is not from the Tuirial constituency area, he has been working for the upliftment of the state throughout the years and that he would work for the development of the constituency through various Central Schemes.

The candidate also spoke in length about the OBC status of Gorghas in Mizoram and the complicated situation of Brus, who are unwilling to return back from Tripura; but are still included in the electoral roll of Mizoram.

The candidate spoke in length of the BJP’s party manifesto in uplifting the farmers and developing and following up the various central developmental schemes which have been neglected for decades.

The bypoll to the Tuirial assembly seat will be held simultaneously with three parliamentary constituencies and 29 other assembly seats in various states on October 30.

The last date of filing nomination papers is October 8, while the last date for withdrawal is scheduled on October 13, as per the notification issued by the Election Commission on Tuesday.

Counting of votes will be held simultaneously with three parliamentary seats and 29 assembly seats on November 2.

The bypoll to the Tuirial assembly was necessitated by the death of incumbent MLA Andrew H. Thangliana of ZPM, who died on August 17.

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