Guwahati, June 24 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Aizawl: The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) on Tuesday called for scrutiny of suspected illegal foreigners in the state's electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging a 121.7 per cent rise in voter numbers and the emergence of 97 new villages in Chakma-dominated areas since 2005.

Addressing a press conference in Aizawl, MZP president C. Lalremruata said the student body had conducted an independent analysis comparing the 2005 electoral rolls with the 2024 lists in constituencies that have historically witnessed concerns over illegal immigration.

According to the MZP, voter numbers in 195 villages identified by the organisation as vulnerable to illegal immigration increased fro...