Overview

• At Aizawl’s Lammual ground on Peace Accord Day, Lalduhoma appealed to refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur to respect Mizoram’s laws, customs and unified church traditions to foster peaceful coexistence.
• He cited Home Minister K. Sapdanga’s warning that refugees were linked to nearly half of the state’s recorded crimes, stressing that law-abiding individuals should not be overshadowed by a few miscreants.
• A study group led by the chief secretary was formed to assess infrastructure and social services needs as Mizoram prepares for an anticipated trade surge from the nearly complete Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
• Lalduhoma urged dignified, nonpartisan engagement with the Government of India to support state welfare and infrastructural growth.
• The commemoration of the 1986 Peace Accord underscored Mizoram’s two decades of peace and its emerging role as India’s gateway to Southeast Asia.