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“A promise made will be a promise kept, should I be fortunate enough to become your president.”

– George W. Bush, October 10, 2000.

Kan Pu te hi a trawng ve duh reuh khawp mai a, Man with vision tia koh hial a ni a. Gentleman chuan an promise an keep thin a.Pa dawntawi deuh chuan thil an tiam zung zunga, an tiam angin an hlen lo thin.Kan Pu hi Gentleman diktak a nih leh nih loh a ram mipuite thil min promise a trang hian i lo thlir dawn teh ang.Ram a hmangaih dan chen tehna atan pawh a hman theih nghal ang chu.

Kan Pu Promise:”Let me tell you that within five years Mizoram will become a ‘model State’ in India. And if I get 10 years time, I am confident of making Mizoram the ‘Switzerland of the East’. This is not a public posture, but it’s a promise.”(Oriental Times Jan22-feb6,1999)

Promise Broken: When the MNF came to power in 1998, Chief Minister Zoramthanga said, “I will make Mizoram Switzerland of the East.Almost nine years have passed, you might have lost hope that you will ever see the CM’s “Switzerland of the East”. But, here’s the chief minister himself to revive your hope…(Aizawl, March 1, 2007 (Newslink):www.Zoram.org)

Promise Broken:Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who took over the leadership of the MNF from Laldenga after his death in 1990, promised to make Mizoram the “Switzerland of the East”. While that goal is still a dream.(The Hindu,Thursday Dec 4,2003)

Kan Pu Promise:”My first job is to get rid of the debt burden.I have also told this to the Central leaders. I made an appeal to them to allow me to start with a clean slate and in return I promised that I would not disturb them again in the next five years.”(North Eastern News Agency Jan-feb1999)

Promise Broken:1999 Mizoram debt=Crore 730.After five years(2006) Mizoram debt Crore 2551. A let thumin a pung zawk.(kerala.gov.in/budget2007_08/b16b.pdf).

“Central sawrkarin sum leh pai a state budget leh Central Assistance funding lam ah ‘ beng muk a liam zawih zawih ‘ khawpa tam min vur chhungin Developement leh Economy – ah than na awm si lovin state sawrkar chu Rs. 2808.21 core leiba nei kan ni bawk si a, he lei ba hi sawrkar kum tawpah phei chuan Rs.3011.70 core a kai dawn tih budget bu atangin a lang chiang reng a ni. Hei hi Mizoram mipui pung chho mek nuai 10 vel hian insem dawn ta ila, Rs.30,000/- chuang theuh mimal tinin laiba nei ang kan ni,” (The Zozam times Wed.March 2007)

Promise Broken:”MNF Sorkar hnuah Mizoram sorkar leiba chu kum tin cheng vaibelchhe 230 vela pungin MNF sorkar chhung hian sorkar leiba tling khawm chu cheng vaibelchhe 2,000 chuang a tling niin an sawia, sum tihchingpen a tam avangin sorkar hmasa hmalakna hlamzuih leh chhunzawm tak loh te pawh a awm nia sawiin, Tuirial Hydel Project leh Falkawna Referral Hospital te chu heng zingah hian a tel a ni”, an ti bawk. (Zotalk,July 24,Tuesday 2007).

Kan Pu Promise:”We will prepare a comprehensive master plan for the development of the State with the help of experts and make a people-oriented budget to implement it. We will strive to make Mizoram self-reliant in every sphere and explore possible foreign markets for our products by promoting border trade with neighbouring countries.”(Frontline India’s National Megazine Vol 15 No.25 Dec5-18 1998)

Promise Broken:” MNF Party in ualau tak maia Champhai zawl siamremna tur Development sum 15% (17 lakhs) lai an cut atanga an mi leh sate Rs 40000/3000/- etc. a pawisa an sem hiau hiau maite hian mipui min hmusit zia leh pawisak loh zia a tilangin rapthlak kan ti a.”(Champhai News Thursday 20 september 2007).

Mizoram Mirethei Inzawmkhawm chuan thuchhuah siamin mi rethei tana Budget siam thei sorkar an mamawh thu sawiin, Mizorama miretheite chu Hnam Run list-a lang pha ve lo a tam zawk an nih thu an sawi a ni.(The Zozam times Tuesday march 2007).

Kan Pu Promise:”We welcome them … We are not pushing those Burmese democracy activists at all. The people we pushed (back) are only smugglers”,(MIZZIMA 24 July 1999).

Promise Broken:”On Friday evening, July 28, 2000, Mizoram State authorities began arresting Chin and other refugees from Burma in Aizawl, the capital of the Indian state. The arrests and deportations have continued through to mid-August and still continue as this bulletin goes to print.”(Chin Human Right Org 2000 July-Aug).

Promise Broken:”Since the last week of July, Indian Police have been arresting Chin and Burmese refugees in the area of Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram State, India. According to Mr. Tawnluaia, Home Minister of Mizoram State, the police will continue the arrest and deport refugees until every refugee from Burma is deported.”(Rhododendron. Aug 6 2000).

“According to local sources, police in the Northeastern Indian state of Mizoram are preparing to deport another group of Chin this Friday. Last week authorities turned over more than one hundred Chin to the Burmese army along the border and have detained more than 1,000 others pending deportation. The Indian government claims the Chin are illegal immigrants.” (CHRO.17 Aug,2000).

Kan Pu Promise:”Lal Thanhawla Government was ‘a symbol of corruption’ and that the State was in a “complete mess”.Our fight is against a corrupt government, economic disorder and social degradation under Congress(I) rule. We promises a “corruption-free government” and better allocation of resources and funds.” (The Hindu Dec 4,1998).

Promise Broken:”MNF sorkar hnuaiah corruption a hluar lutuk nia an hriat thu leh sum hman dik tawk lohna hrang hrang an hriatte an tarlangin, MNF kaihhruai dik tawk loh vangin ram siamthat duhtu pawl hrang hrang din a nih thu an tarlang bawk a ni.”

Eirukna chungchangah

# Tuirial hydel project compensation
– Rs. 2,15,33,450/-
# Police mawza leina – Rs. 16,00,000/-
# Baffacos sum hman dik loh- Rs. 90,00,00,000
# Toilet Van leina- Rs. 63,00,000/-
# Referal hospital bungraw leina-Rs. 1,73,00,136/-
# PMGY sum hman dik loh – Rs. 27,54,86,000.(Vanglaini 1.23.2207)

Kan Pu Promise:To get sufficient power, we have already started discussions with various agencies as well as with the Central Government for the construction of the Bairabi hydel power project. The hydel power project if implemented properly can provide us 100 to 150 mws of power, which will be sufficient to meet the requirements of the State.(NENA Jan 22 1999)

Promise Broken:”Nuai 500 sen hnua Serlui B Hydel Project hlawhchham ta ngawt kha ka la theihnghilh lo. Kau Tlabung Project a hnathawktute nen khan kan inkawm bulfuk teh asin. Safari Suit nena mipui hmaa Mizoram sorkarin Kau Tlabung Project a hna an thawh mek thu an sawi lai khan a hlawhchham dawn tih hre chungin sawi a la hun lova kan sawi lo mai mai a…”(Atea Pa,Vanglaini Aug 17 2007)

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