The youth wing of the opposition Congress on Thursday accused Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma of misleading the public regarding the upcoming recruitment of 300 youths from the state into the Border Security Force (BSF). At a press conference, Youth Congress leaders claimed that the chief minister had recently posted on social media that the recruitment drive—including 45 women candidates—was announced on August 18 following his request to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Countering this, opposition leaders asserted that the recruitment is part of a routine process and not the result of any intervention by Lalduhoma. They highlighted that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had already sanctioned a pan-India recruitment of 3,588 BSF constables in 2023. The process had been delayed due to the Lok Sabha elections held in April 2024. “The upcoming recruitment of 300 constables (general duty) from Mizoram is only a continuation of the 2023 process,” said Dingpuia, vice president of the Mizoram Pradesh Youth Congress Committee.
The Youth Congress also accused the chief minister of creating confusion by suggesting that the ongoing Agniveer recruitment was being monitored by ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) MLA Lt Col (Retd) Clement Lalhmingthanga. They further said claims that 12 candidates were selected under the sports quota due to initiatives taken by Sports Minister Lainghingiova Hmar were misleading.
