No one should take law into his hands: Mizoram CM

Aizawl : Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla today said the state government remained firm in its commitment that no one should be allowed to take law into their own hands and there was no place for militancy.

While the government remained sensitive to complaints, dissatisfaction and misgivings of the people, no one should break the law, Lal Thanhawla said at a public meeting at the Assam Rifles ground here after unfurling the tri-colour on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Independence Day.

"Nothing is achieved by indulging in violence and destroying public properties," he said.

Highlighting the policies and programmes of the government, the chief minister said that the flagship programme of his government, the New Land Use Policy (NLUP) would soon be launched and the Centre has approved Rs 2,873.13 crore under additional central assistance for implementation of the NLUP during five years for reconstruction of the rural economy.

Lal Thanhawla said 1,20,000 families would be covered by the NLUP which aimed at ending the slash and burn way of shifting cultivation (jhum) and creation of permanent settlement for the cultivators.

The state government had been able to provide 95 days of employment to 1,80,140 households under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, he said.

As part of the endeavour to make Mizoram a preferred tourist destination, construction of 'Institute of Hotel Management' was in progress at Bung Picnic Spot and aero-sport equipment had been procured to launch adventure tourism in the state.

He made special mention that the two wine vineyards have been established at Champhai and Hnahlan which would provide economic boost to the grape growers.

The CM said that incompetence and corruption in public administration would not be tolerated.