Newmai News Network
Aizawl | July 21
Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC), a constituent member of a six-party alliance, Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) severed ties with the alliance. The MPC, however said that it will hold talks with other constituent members of ZPM to continue as alliance.
MPC treasurer and spokesperson V Lalthazuala told reporters that the party had decided to step out of the ZPM following the alliance being registered as single political party.
He also said that the MPC cannot become part of the ZPM if it is a political party.
“We cannot merge with the ZPM by surrendering our party registration. Two parties cannot be existed together at the same time. Therefore, we have decided to cut ties with the ZPM,” he said.
Lalthazuala then said that the ZPM was formed basically as a movement to establish a non-Congress, non-Mizo National Front (MNF) government in the state.
The alliance had received strong support from people across the state and secured eight seats in the 40-member Mizoram legislative assembly in the state assembly polls in November last year. He also said that the MPC is willing to be with the ZPM if it continues to go as ‘grand alliance’ without surrendering their respective party identities.
The ZPM was formed in August 2017 by six minor parties - Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), MPC, Zoram Exodus Movement (ZEM), Mizoram People's Party (MPP), Zoram Reformation Front (ZRF) and Zoram Democratic Front (ZDF).
The alliance had contested for 35 seats in the state assembly poll last year and won eight seats with its chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma winning two seats - Serchhip and Aizawl West-I. Lalduhoma vacated his Aizawl West-I seat, which was won by the ruling MNF in the assembly by-poll in April.
