Former DG Doordarshan wins from Mizoram on MNF ticket. Says would not let the Citizen’s Amendment bill table in the LS

The former Director General of Doordarshan C. Lalrosanga has made up to Indian Parliament from Mizoram for the first time after retirement. A down to earth well read bureaucrat turned MP won from the lone seat defeating his nearest rival on Mijo National Front ticket.

C Lalrosanga, who retired from Indian Broadcasting Programme Service (IBPS) as a senior officer is a former director general (DG) of Doordarshan, who’d joined the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) to contest Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha seat on the party’s ticket. The chief minister while welcoming him in the MNF fold simultaneously announced his candidature as well from Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha seat which was won by him with a good margin.

He was inducted into the MNF by chief minister and party president Zoramthanga in a function at Mizo Hnam Run(MNF office) prior to commencement of the elections.

During the function Zoramthanga also announced names of party candidate for Assembly by-election along with the Lok Sabha polls.

Both the Lok Sabha and assembly by-election were held simultaneously on April 11.

After being elected Lolrasangha Chhakchhuak assured the electorates of Mizoram that he will give top priority to resolving the long standing state’s border dispute with neighbouring Assam and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to ensure that it is not tabled again in Lok Sabha.

Citing that he strongly opposed to religious intolerance, the former Doordarshan DG said he would strongly oppose any attempt to suppress Christianity and persecution of Christian minorities.

The 62-year-old leader said he was not new to parliament as he used to witness the proceedings of the house very often n hence well versed with parliament’s functioning. He assured that he will do his best to come true to the expectations to the Mizo populace who’d reposed faith in his candidature n leadership.

Born on March 1, 1957, Lalrosanga Chhakchhuak graduated from Pachhunga University College (PUC) and joined All India Radio as new reader in 1975. After serving for eight years under the Indian Information Service, he joined Indian Broadcasting Programme Service (IBPS) in 1991 and retired as director general of Doordarshan in 2015.

Recipient of several honours he has also been felicitated with prestigious INBUSH award for excellence in Media by Amity University and has been actively involved in church ministry as well.