We do not subscribe to the policies of NDA, not afraid of the Centre: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga

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Mizoram Chief Minister and chief of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) Zoramthanga on Monday said that the state government and the MNF party are not afraid of the NDA government at the centre. He said that the state government refused to push back refugees from Myanmar which came following the military Junta taking over the reign.

While addressing party workers at Hnam Run (MNF party office) in Aizawl, Zoramthanga said, “Political parties in India are forming alliances in the name of BJP-led NDA or recently Congress-led INDIA, and MNF is an alliance partner of the NDA. Though we are with the NDA we do not subscribe to the policies and objects of the NDA.” The chief minister stated that no other party has stoutly opposed proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the NDA meetings than the MNF as most of them were only to get in good terms with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mizoram will go to assembly polls by the end of this year. He said, “The MNF never changes its stance when the government changes at the centre.

The party strongly opposed the proposed UCC because the MNF opposed anything that is detrimental to its motto – “For God and the country”. Refuting the allegation that MNF is afraid of BJP, he said, “ BJP-led central government instructed the Mizoram government to push back all the refugees from Myanmar, but the state government refused.I announced in the assembly house that we will not deport them (Myanmar refugees), but will rather give them shelter and food.

The MNF and the BJP work together for development, but not on the Mizo and religious issues and we do not say ‘ji saheb’ (yes, sir) to whatever they say." he said. He said, “I told the centre that millions of refugees from East Pakistan taking shelter in