Aizawl: Mizoram Sports Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar on Monday denied the allegation that he violated the model code of conduct (MCC) ahead of the Village Council (VC) and Local Council (LC) polls scheduled to be held on February 12.
Earlier, the State Election Commission had served Hmar and PWD Minister Vanlalhlana show-cause notices and asked them to provide their explanations by February 3 after the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) filed a complaint accusing the two Ministers of breaching the MCC.
The MNF alleged that Vanlalhlana has violated MCC provision for virtually campaigning from his ministerial office for Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) party candidates in Aizawl’s Durtlang local council, video footage of which has been circulated on social media.
The party further alleged that Hmar announced development plans and upcoming projects, while meeting ZPM candidates in his constituency on January 27, that were in direct contravention of the MCC provision.
Addressing a function at the ZPM office in Aizawl on Monday, Hmar stated that he did not announce any new projects that contravened the provisions of MCC.
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He claimed that he repeated the ongoing projects in his constituency, which had been already announced by the government before the imposition of MCC.
Both the ministers submitted their explanations to the state election commission on Monday.
State election commissioner H. Lalthlangliana stated that a decision would be made soon after reviewing the explanations.
