AIZAWL, Nov 4 NNN: Young Mizo Association (YMA) has reiterated its stance to fight any force that attempts to divide the Mizo society and the Mizoram state on ethnic lines.
R Lalngheta who is the treasurer of the Central YMA said that fragmentation of Mizo society and Mizoram state in the line of ethnicity will not be tolerated.
YMA is the largest and the most influential non-governmental organisation in Mizoram and the Mizo society.
It is worthwhile to note here that the issue of Mizo integration was vocally pronounced last month during the YMA’s general conference. In late October, the YMA had re-affirmed that it would thwart any element that is a threat to the Mizo unity and integration.
This year’s YMA general conference which was held from October 23 had decided that its theme for the next one year wil be “Safeguarding the land and the nation.” This theme was the repeat of the previous year. Every year YMA hold its general conference and a theme of the out for the coming year is coined.
Gracing the occasion, chief minister of Mizoram Lal Thanhawla had lauded the YMA saying the outfit is the most suited one for the Mizo society. “It is most suited that we have YMA which is typical of the Mizo nature. It is a much valued NGO by other communities also. It gives integration to the Mizos, for which YMA is very important and respectful”, Lal Thanhawla had commented.
In his speech, Lal Thanhawla had said to protect ones land and nation, the foremost thing a person needs to do is to protect himself from all evils such as the use of intoxicants and shuns anything that questions morality. “We need to take active steps in preserving the flora and fauna, and in order to execute such tasks, we need to abstain from all kinds of intoxication,” the Mizoram chief minister exhorted. Lalthanhawla also stressed on the skill development and quality education and invites the youths to be industrious in the field where they are good at and to work laboriously and with sincerity”, said Lal Thanhawla while citing that other communities are more advanced than the Mizos in terms of industry and manual labour. “Other Zo tribes outside the state also regarded Mizoram as their home and the ‘supreme house’. So, we need to have a broad mind regarding this,” he advised while adding, “We have to fight back courageously to those who attempt to destroy the integrity of the Mizos in Mizoram, and this is truly what is meant by ‘protecting the land and its people.’”
Meanwhile, the resolutions taken in the last month’s conference were to fight against any move which threatens the Mizo integration; cleanliness drive to cover the whole state; proper supervision of all village level development works for creation of durable assets for the society; non issue of birth certificates to the foreign nationals; new initiatives for prevention of human trafficking and steps for preparation of error free Electoral Rolls.
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