Aizawl, Aug. 1 -- Mizoram's main opposition party, the Mizo National Front (MNF), on Friday accused Chief Minister Lalduhoma of "secretly" attempting to shift the state capital from Aizawl to Thenzawl in Serchhip district and of seeking funds from the Centre to execute the plan.

The government designated Thenzawl as a census town about 93 km from Aizawl; it lies in the Serchhip constituency, which elected Lalduhoma consecutively in the 2018 and 2023 assembly polls.

MNF general secretary Zodinpuia alleged that Lalduhoma secretly submitted a petition to the Centre seeking financial assistance to relocate the state capital to Thenzawl, which he has kept hidden from the public until now.

"On April 24, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affa...