Mizoram Govt sworn in

The swearing in ceremony was delayed for seven hours after opposition protestors smashed the panes of CM's car and blocked all roads leading to the Raj Bhavan.

A 13-member two-tier Mizo National Front ministry, headed by Chief Minister Zoramthanga, was sworn in for a second consecutive term on Thursday evening after opposition protestors smashed the panes of his car and blocked all roads leading to the Raj Bhavan, delaying the ceremony by seven hours.

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Eight of the ministers were of cabinet rank, and but for a new entrant, the others had been part of the earlier ministry.

The swearing ceremony, originally scheduled for 11:00 am, finally took place at 6:00 pm after the opposition, which called a dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest the arrest of 20 persons last night, blockaded the streets demanding their release.