'Mizo National Front to be in NDA, but won't team up with BJP'

  • | Sunday | 16th December, 2018

By: Miriam PachuauAIZAWL: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) will not leave the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or its northeast version, the North East Democratic Alliance (Neda), party president Zoramthanga, who was sworn in on Saturday, said. "MNF has been a part of NDA for a long time and Neda is like the northeastern branch of NDA. Churches in Mizoram work together under the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee, conglomerate of 16 churches. That does not mean the United Pentecostal Church or the Catholic Church has merged with the Presbyterian Church or that they have abandoned their beliefs," the chief minister said, adding that the Neda was formed to keep Congress out of power in the region. We will not leave either alliance unless the party executive committee decides to do so," Zoramthanga told the media after he was sworn in.In the run-up to the recently-concluded assembly election, MNF's challengers had accused it of maintaining close ties with BJP and having a "secret agenda" shared with the Sangh Parivar "Being a part of NDA or Neda does not mean we have an alliance with BJP.

By: Miriam PachuauAIZAWL: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) will not leave the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or its northeast version, the North East Democratic Alliance (Neda), party president Zoramthanga, who was sworn in on Saturday, said."MNF has been a part of NDA for a long time and Neda is like the northeastern branch of NDA. We will not leave either alliance unless the party executive committee decides to do so," Zoramthanga told the media after he was sworn in.In the run-up to the recently-concluded assembly election, MNF's challengers had accused it of maintaining close ties with BJP and having a "secret agenda" shared with the Sangh Parivar "Being a part of NDA or Neda does not mean we have an alliance with BJP. Churches in Mizoram work together under the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee, conglomerate of 16 churches. That does not mean the United Pentecostal Church or the Catholic Church has merged with the Presbyterian Church or that they have abandoned their beliefs," the chief minister said, adding that the Neda was formed to keep Congress out of power in the region.

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