Aizawl, Aug 24 : In view of the assembly
election due in early next year, Mizoram Peoples’ Forum (MPF), the
Church sponsored election surveillance in Mizoram has signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with major political parties in
Mizoram so that free and fair elections could be held.
The parties which signed an MoU with the
state election surveillance are Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee
(MPCC), Mizo Peoples Concention (MPC), Zoram National Party (ZNP), Mizo
National Front (MNF) and the BJP for co-operation at Synod Committee
Hall in Aizawl.
As many as 27 points have been made
today for the political parties to abide. Among the 27 points, one is
that the political parties should only make an election manifesto which
they can implement. If any political party violates any one of the 27
points, the MPF will “invalid” that party.
The programme today was presided over by
the president of MPF Rev.Thangzauva, Synod Moderator.All the political
party representatives attended the meeting.
Some cooperation rules are that every
party will try their best to have free and fair election; only the
citizens of India should cast their votes; no political party should
drop the voters to their polling stations by means of a vehicle; the MPF
will check whether any one indulges in demanding money to the
candidates and to the political parties; house to house campaign is
allowed till 10 days before the election; “selling and buying” of votes
are strictly prohibited and no candidate should distribute some material
like silpaulin, Jersy, football, mobile handset, government schemes
etc.; no protest rally should be organised 10 days before the election; a
fixed number of banners, flags, posters are to be used by the parties.
It can be noted that in the previous
elections too, the Mizoram Peoples Forum (MPF) had been scrutinising, in
which the main theme was to prevent feasting which was successful.The
MPF is very influential and the people in the state have high regard for
the Forum for its impartiality.