Mizoram reworks Sialkal council plan, seeks broader village consensus amid past opposition
Aizawl, May 3 (UN) The Mizoram government is revisiting its proposal to establish a Sialkal Range Development Council along the state's north-eastern belt bordering Manipur, with Chief Minister Lalduhoma indicating that a revised model would aim for wider geographic and social inclusion.Speaking on the issue, the Chief Minister said the government is considering a cluster-based council comprising around 15 villages, replacing earlier proposals that had triggered resistance. Previous attempts by successive administrations to create such a body had stalled in the face of opposition from influential civil society organisations, which argued that the move could encourage administrative divisions along ethnic lines.The latest deliberations, he s...
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