Aizawl, August 1, 2025: Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Pu Lal Thanzara has strongly criticized the silence of Mizoram’s Chief Minister and Members of Parliament regarding the recent arrest of two Christian nuns in Kerala allegedly by BJP workers.
Speaking at a party meeting held at Congress Bhavan today, Pu Lal Thanzara expressed deep disappointment that, while Congress leaders at the national level have vocally condemned the mistreatment and arrest of the Christian nuns - accused of attempting religious conversion and mistreating the sick - the Mizoram Chief Minister and MPs have remained completely silent on the matter.
He described this lack of response as disgraceful and questioned the sincerity of their representation of the Christian-majority state. He stated that even as ordinary citizens have condemned the treatment of the nuns, the elected leaders' silence is both painful and unacceptable.
Pu Lal Thanzara further pointed out that newly appointed BJP state president Dr. K. Beichhua himself is a church elder, and said it was shameful that he, too, failed to speak out at such a critical moment.
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Reiterating the Congress party’s stand, Pu Lal Thanzara called on all people of faith to oppose the BJP’s authoritarian and anti-minority tendencies, and to protect religious freedom both in Mizoram and across India.
