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Mizoram polls: Rahul Gandhi promises jobs to youths

Aizawl: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has promised more jobs to Mizoram youths if Congress party retains power in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. "If it retains power in Mizoram, the Congress government would

Claiming that due to the initiative of the Congress government at the centre and party leaders both at the centre and state, peace has been restored in Mizoram as decades-old terrorism has been tackled. Gandhi said the development rhythm must continue unhindered in the state.

Lauding the success of the Congress government, led by Lalthanhawla, he said the state government's flagship programme New Land Use Policy (NLUP), has brought a positive economic change in the state.

The NLUP was a special farming-cum-poverty alleviation project, launched in 2010 to support 125,000 "Jhumia" (shifting cultivator) families in four phases and the centre provided Rs.2,873 crore for it.