Aizawl, Nov. 5 -- The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Wednesday accused the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government of mishandling the state's finances and pushing Mizoram towards a "debt trap".

Addressing a press conference here, MPCC Publicity Chairman PC Laltlansanga alleged that the state government's outstanding debt had risen to around Rs 19,085.15 crore, exceeding the current annual budget of Rs 17,076.92 crore.

He claimed this translated into a debt burden of around Rs 1.45 lakh per person, including newborns and the elderly.

"Among all the governments that have ruled Mizoram, the ZPM government is the worst at managing finances," Laltlansanga alleged.

He said that the government had borrowed around Rs 6,119.8 cr...