A former IPS official, who was in charge of security for former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was disqualified as a member of the Mizoram assembly on Friday under the anti-desertion law.
Mizoram Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo disqualified Lalduhoma, who was chosen from Serchhip as an independent candidate in the 2018 polls, for defecting to the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM).
“After a meticulous study of the case and listening to the statements of the defendant (Lalduhoma) and the petitioner, it is clearly verified that the MLA has joined the ZPM in theory and practice, which the defendant himself declared in his statement September 9 ”The PTI news agency quoted Sailo.
Incidentally, the 71-year-old had been disqualified from Lok Sabha in 1988, the first MP to be disqualified under the anti-desertion law for resigning from being a member of Congress, the party he represented in Lok Sabha.
With the development of Friday, Lalduhoma becomes the first MLA in Mizoram to be disqualified under the anti-desertion law.
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In September, 12 members of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) had presented petitions to the president of the assembly requesting the disqualification of Lalduhoma for violating the law against desertion.
In 2018, Laldumoha had won from two seats, Serchhip and Aizawl West-1, where he had defeated current Congressional Chief Minister Lalthanhawla. He had given up the Aizawl West 1 seat and kept Serchhip.
Seven different political parties formed the ZPM and contested the polls in 2018. The group won seven seats, becoming the main opposition in the assembly. With Lalduhoma’s disqualification, the ZPM now has six members in the 60-member house.
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