Mizoram governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday extended greetings to the people of the state and wished them on the occasion of statehood day. Mizoram turns 37 years on Tuesday and the statehood day will be celebrated across the state as the government announced a public holiday on the day.A mass or public prayer will be held at Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl as thanks giving programme and repentance to mark the statehood day. Chief minister Lalduhoma will address the prayer function. In his greeting message, the governor urged the people to study and be curious about other traditions and learn the good it offers. He said that the Centre introduced various schemes and programmes for all aspects of development of the country and the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is one such programme. This programme aims to enhance mutual understanding and promote interaction between people of different states and UTs.
“As Indians coming from different parts of the country, we have varied customs and traditions. Instead of letting these differences create alienation and misunderstanding, we can let it enhance our identity as Indians. Therefore, in the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, I urge all people of Mizoram to study and be curious about other traditions and learn the good it offers,” he said. The governor added that the Mizo people can abide by the customs of Mizoram while respecting the same for the state they are currently residing in.
Mizoram’s first statehood day was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on February 20, 1987 as a result of the Mizoram peace accord signed between the Centre and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) in 1986 , which ended 20 years-long insurgency in the northeastern state. Subsequently, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on August 14, 1987 after the President gave his assent to a bill to make Mizoram (then union territory) a full-fledged state.
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