Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Young Mizos return home after peace talks

Aizawl, Sep 22: Representatives of the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA), the biggest non-governmental organization in Mizoram, returned in Aizawl after holding talks with the Hmar People’s Co-nvention (Democratic) and the Zomi Revolution Army (ZRA) in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Sunday.

The Central Young Mizo Association leaders during their meetings with the two militant groups in Chura-chandpur district in two separate occasions, had requested both the outfits not to involve in the upcoming Mizoram Assembly elect-ion which is just some two months away. The CYMA leaders also reportedly requested the HPC-D and Zomi Revolutionary Army not to maintain any nexus with the political parties in Mizoram during the election time.

The HPC-D and the Zomi Revolutionary Army were reported to have obliged to the request of the Central Young Mizo Association. [TSE]

Meitei Christians

IMPHAL, Sep 22: All India Christian Council and Tho-ubal Meitei Christian Mino- rity Forum staged a peace and solidarity rally at Thou-bal Mela Ground today. A memorandum was submitted to Prime Minister thro- ugh the office of Thoubal DC demanding equal implementation of Central Gove- rnment’s 15-point minority schemes to all the minorities of the State. The rally demanded to stop violence against Christians in Orissa, Karnataka, MPand Delhi. The rally also pressed to list Hindutva outfits like VHP, RSS and Bajrang Dal as outlawed groups. [TSE]

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