Mizoram Assembly adopts resolution seeking CBI probe into controversial Lengpui land deal

The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has unanimously adopted a private member’s resolution, urging the state government to recommend CBI probe into the controversial Lengpui land acquisition deal. The resolution was moved by Mizo National Front (MNF) legislator R Lalthangliana and was adopted with minor modifications in the wording as suggested by members of the treasury bench after an extended discussion in the House. Moving the resolution, Lalthangliana said the land acquisition related to the proposed Indian Air Force project in the Lengpui area has generated widespread public concern and suspicion in the state. He alleged that the people of Mizoram have serious doubts about the manner in which the deal was carried out, particularly because a large sum of money was reportedly paid to an individual who allegedly did not own land in the area.

According to him, the developments surrounding the transaction have led to speculation that large sums of money may have changed hands and that kickbacks could have been paid to politicians in power as well as influential officials in both the state and central governments. He informed the House that an amount exceeding Rs. 117.90 crore was paid to Henry Lalremsanga Hlawnmual on July 25, 2025. On the same date, more than Rs. 32.41 crore was disbursed to Rohmingliana, who again received over Rs. 37.58 crore on August 26, 2025, in connection with the acquisition of land.

Lalthangliana also expressed concern over the special power of attorney signed between Rohmingliana and Hlawnmual, alleging that the arrangement enabled backdoor dealings in the transaction. Chief Minister Lalduhoma rejected the allegations against the present government and instead blamed the previous MNF government for completing the main procedures related to the land acquisition. He told the Assembly that most of the groundwork and procedural steps for the acquisition had already been carried out during the tenure of the former government, and that the present administration merely completed the remaining formalities.

After a lengthy debate in the House, members from both the ruling and opposition benches agreed to adopt the resolution with slight amendments in its wording. The Assembly subsequently passed the resolution unanimously, calling on the state government to hand over the matter to the CBI for investigation.