Lone Mizoram BJP MLA to retire from active politics
Aizawl, Jul 8: Buddha Dhan Chakma, the lone BJP legislator in the 40-member Mizoram Legislative Assembly, announced his intention to retire from active politics after his current Assembly term ends.
The former minister has successfully contested four elections - twice as MLA and two times as member of Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) - since 2008.
In 2014, when he was a minister under the Congress rule, Chakma had announced that he would retire from active politics at age 50.
"I have decided to retire from active politics as I have attained 50 years. I want to concentrate on my family and other social duties. I also want to give opportunities to youngsters, who are more energetic," Chakma told PTI.
A doctor by profession, Chakma said he will resume his medical practice and also be involved in the education sector.
Although he ruled out quitting the saffron party, Chakma said he will vacate the post of the presidency of BJP Chakma district.
"I have requested our leader to relieve me of my post. However, I will continue to remain in the party (BJP)," he said.
Elections to the 40-member state assembly are due later this year.
Chakma joined active politics and contested elections to the CADC in 2008 and won from the Borapansury-II seat on a Congress ticket before being inducted as an executive member.
He was re-elected from the same seat in 2013 and became the chief executive member of the CADC for a short duration and successfully contested the assembly elections on a Congress ticket the same year.
He was inducted as fishery and sericulture minister in the erstwhile Congress government headed by then chief minister Lal Thanhawla.
Chakma, however, resigned as a minister of state in protest against the denial of medical seats to Chakma students due to an agitation launched by state apex student body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZ) in 2017.
Chakma quit Congress and joined the BJP before the assembly polls in 2018.
He contested the elections to become the first candidate to win on a BJP ticket.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
