CM Lalduhoma breaks deal to pave way for Chin constitution
Aizawl: In an effort led by Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma, the Chinland Council (CC) and the Interim Chin National Consultative Council (ICNCC) have agreed to jointly draft the Chin National Constitution — indicating a major step toward reconciliation and future self-governance.
The chief minister's 'Advocacy Group for Peace in Chinland', constituted by Lalduhoma, successfully brokered the understanding between the two formerly rival groups, paving the way for collaboration and unity in post-junta Chin state.
A drafting committee is now being formed to create a governance framework for Chin state, to be implemented after the military junta is ousted in Myanmar by revolutionary forces.
Sources from both the CC and ICNCC confirm that the constitution will serve as the foundational legal and political document for a self-administered Chin state.
The drafting committee — comprising two representatives each from the CC and ICNCC, along with members of the Mizoram-based advocacy group — aims to produce a draft constitution acceptable to all people of Chin state. The drafting process was formalised in a peace agreement signed on February 26 at the official residence of Lalduhoma.
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At a recent online press conference, Salai William Chin, spokesperson for the Chin Brotherhood (CB), the armed wing of the ICNCC, said the constitution will be developed under the guidance of the advocacy group, acknowledging that "it may take time" to finalise.
Mizoram-based organisations — including the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA), student bodies, and the Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO) — have made cooperative efforts to unify all Chin armed groups fighting against the Myanmar military junta.
Despite several meetings in Aizawl aimed at resolving differences and halting hostilities, sporadic clashes continued between factions.
However, the Feb26 peace agreement signed between the CC/Chin National Army (CNA) and the ICNCC/CB — facilitated by the advocacy group in presence of CM Lalduhoma — marked a step toward ending internal conflict and uniting Chin armed groups under a single framework in Myanmar's Chin state.
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