Demanding road, Mizo residents in Tripura call to boycott tribal council polls
The Hindu
Young Mizo Association leaders claim embezzlement of funds sanctioned by NEC for stoppage of work
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) of the Jampui Hills in north Tripura district has given a call to boycott upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) to press its demand for construction of a road. The association is affiliated to the Mizo Convention, an apex body of around 18,000 Mizo residents of the hills bordering Mizoram. The residents have been demanding completion of a pucca road between Jampui and Damcherra. The construction of road got under way three years ago, but did not progress much. YMA leaders claim embezzlement of funds sanctioned by the Northeastern Council (NEC) for stoppage of the work. They claimed that the NEC had allocated ₹81 crore for the road construction work.As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
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