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In the first of its kind, the BJP-led government of Tripura organised Mizoram Foundation Day celebration at Vanghmun YMA Hall, Jampui Hill on Friday. Hundreds gathered in an overflowed hall to celebrate the theme of the event, “One India, One Nation”.
Notable personalities gracing the event were Santana Chakma, Commerce & Industries etc Minister, Bikash Debbarma, Tribal Welfare etc Minister, Rajib Bhatacharya, state BJP president, Amit Rakshit , BJP general secretary, Tapas Majumdar, BJP secretary and convener of the event, Sunit Sarkar, BJP’s media in charge, Pabitra Debnath , Unakoti district president, Ashutosh Dhar , mandal president of Pecharthal), Lalthantluanga mini mandal president of Jampui-Langkaih), Sajal Chakma , BAC Chairman Pecharthal, and BC Nunga , BAC Chairman Jampui Hills.
Leaders of Jampui Hill Mizo Convention and Youth Wing of Mizo Convention also attended the event as distinguished invited guests. Leaders of BJP party from neighbouring Mizoram state took part in the celebration.
As one of the main speakers, Dr Zairemthiama Pachuau, general secretary of Jampui Hill Mizo Convention congratulated the BJP-led parties for winning the recent Assembly Election and also congratulates the new government.
He expressed his satisfaction that Mizoram Foundation Day was being celebrated in Jampui Hill Tripura, which itself practically fulfils the theme “One India, One Nation” and points out that it’s a big step taken towards fulfilling national integration, and opined that boundaries of states and UTs were just temporary and for administrative convenience only.
He also made his assessment of the Prime Minister’s HIRA (Highways, Infoways, Railways, Airways, concept in the context of Jampui Hill. On Highways, he expressed his gratitude that with the ongoing works Jampui Hill was being criss-crossed from East to West, North to South by good road communication and Jampui Hill was soon going to be at the centre of multiple activities.
On Information technology he maintained that Jampui Hills could have an IIT and only then the people’s aspiration would be fulfilled. On Railways he felt when a train station would come up in Kanchanpur town, then a toy train would also reach Jampui Hill as tourist attraction. On Airways Dr Pachuau demanded an airport in Kanchanpur town which would boost tourism in Jampui Hill and added that the people of Jamuo Hills were grateful that the state government had already sent a proposal to the Central Civil Aviation Ministry to establish six Heliports in the state, Vanghmun Jampui Hill as one of the sites.
He also highlighted some important achievements.
“We thank our government for achievements made which are specific to Jampui Hill and we appreciate our joint efforts in achieving them” Said Dr Pachuau and listed some of them: highways; customary laws; prepaid digitalised electricity (the first and only one in Tripura which is a successful pilot project); ongoing tourism development and the newly proposed community-based eco-tourism project; establishing good relation and channel of communication, people to people contact with neighbouring Mizoram state through inter-state bus service and others etc.
He pointed out the uniqueness of Jampui Hill such as it’s a peaceful society and community and emphasize that their strongest and most effective weapons are peace and non-violence, beautiful landscape and soul healing atmosphere, great climate known as the abode of eternal spring, and being the cleanest place of Tripura that accomplished the PM’s vision of Swach Bharat.
“We feel Jampui Hill can ask for deserve bonus developmental funds awarded to tin our effort to becoming the cleanest place in India.
The Jampui Hill Mizo Convention also listed a charter of demands before the ministers and ruling party leaders which include – Constitutional safeguards of their traditional land and boundaries, their ecology and environment, their culture and traditions, developmental programmes and projects that are sustainable and having ‘community’ at the centre, Change of Lushai into Mizo in the state’s ST list, Agri-horticulture link road encircling the whole of their traditional land area that will also function as permanent boundary, Creation of new Hmawngchuan ADC Village by bifurcating Hmunpui ADC village, and creation of new Tharma ADC village by bifurcating Longai ADC village for equitable distribution of developmental and welfare resources, a Degree College in Jampui Hill in the name of their former Chief Dokhuma Sailo (honoured with Raja Bahadur title by the Maharaja) by upgrading the oldest (Estd 1946) and the largest higher secondary school of the hill Jampui Class XII School, a Community Health Centre by upgrading Jampui PHC, introduction of Mizo language subject in Tripura University, a proposal already sent as per the University’s directions, Mizo subject or Alternative English subject in place of Bengali in TET, starting from the upcoming TET exam in June 2023, Electric tower line from Kanchanpur to Jampui Hill,
