'There are no insurgent groups in Mizoram'

AIZWAL: At a time the Union minister of state (home) M Ramachandran said in the Lok Sabha that there were 79 insurgent groups in the northeast, including three groups in Mizoram, home minister of the state R Lalzirliana claimed that there were no insurgent groups in Mizoram.

Describing Ramachandran's statement in the Parliament as unfortunate, Lalzirliana, while addressing a political session in the Congress Bhavan in Aizawl, said there were no militant groups in the state.

While the Hmar People's Convention (Democrats) could be regarded as a militant group, the outfit is yet to be outlawed by the government, he said.