Recalling her decades-old association with Mizoram, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday released a video in which she made a “personal appeal” to the people to vote for her party in the November 7 Assembly election to ensure peace and progress in the northeastern State.
Ms. Gandhi said the Congress respected the Mizo way of life, while the BJP had put the Mizo Accord in danger. She said the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) were the gateway for the BJP into Mizoram and alleged that its [BJP] politics had divided the Manipuri society.
“This is no time for experiments,” Ms. Gandhi said, adding that only the Congress could guarantee development in the State and empower the people of Mizoram. “But most of all, we stand for the protection of the Mizo way of life as enshrined in Article 371-G of the Constitution of India, which is the legacy of [former Prime Minister] Rajiv Gandhi,” she said. In a reference to the party’s election election symbol, Ms. Gandhi said the Congress was “the hand of experience and security”.
