Overview

• Protesters gathered on September 8 in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district within the Chakma Autonomous District Council area to decry higher electricity charges and deteriorating roads.
• Hundreds took part in the demonstration, according to PTI reporting carried by ThePrint.
• Local BJP president Durjya Dhan Chakma and state chief Molin Kumar Chakma accused the ZPM government of neglecting people’s hardships, with leaders linking rising essential prices to bad roads.
• Participants said poor road conditions hinder transport and access to services, and organizers submitted a memorandum to the CADC Executive Secretary, The Sentinel reported.
• Speakers pressed for fresh council elections to restore local mandate while the CADC remains under the governor’s six‑month administration.