Churches in Mizoram held prayers to seek a change in the date of counting of votes for State Assembly election, a church leader said on Sunday. On Saturday, Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a conglomerate of 15 major churches, had urged churches to organise prayers during church service so that counting is not held on Sunday, which is a sacred day for the majority of Christians in the State, the leader said.
The counting is scheduled to be held on December 3. Citing that leaders of the NGO Coordination Committee will meet the Election Commission on November 28, the MKHC urged church members to hold prayers to ensure that the efforts bear fruit.
Mizoram Presbyterian Church, the largest denomination in the State, also separately urged its members to hold prayers to ensure that the date of counting is changed.
