Mizo Nationwide Entrance Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena. File
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A Mizo Nationwide Entrance (MNF) member within the Rajya Sabha acknowledged on Friday (February 6, 2026) that he had now not been allowed for the previous week to lift an alleged corruption worth ₹187.90 crore within the procurement of non-public land for defence functions halt to Mizoram’s lone Lengpui airport.
K. Vanlalvena, Mizoram’s lone representative within the Upper Residence, educated The Hindu that since the starting up build of the Budget Session, he has been submitting Zero Hour notices to the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking to lift the subject however they’ve now not been admitted.
He said that he has written to Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and that his occasion has furthermore filed a criminal complaint with the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Authorities of Mizoram, annoying a probe by the Central investigating companies. The MNF is at the moment within the Opposition.
Detailing the allegations, the MP acknowledged that inner most land halt to Lengpui Airport and Sihphir village halt to Aizawl changed into as soon as received by the Order Authorities for installation of air defense programs by the Indian Air Force (IAF) at “exorbitant rates”, in violation of the provisions of the Appropriate to Gorgeous Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
In his letter to Mr. Shah, the MP alleged that key safeguards beneath the act—including e-newsletter of acquisition notifications in local newspapers, session with village councils, and habits of social impact overview research—were bypassed. “As a end result, public money amounting to over ₹2187.90 crore looks to had been laundered by questionable intermediaries, elevating extreme concerns of corruption and collusion,” the letter acknowledged.
Given the gravity of the subject and the alleged misuse of Central funds, Mr. Vanlalvena entreated the Union Authorities to direct an acceptable Central investigating company to habits an intensive inquiry. “Accountability ought to be ensured, and these to blame for this depraved violation of law and belief ought to be introduced to justice,” he added.
The ruling Zoram Folks’s Motion (ZPM), however, demanded an enquiry into the role of aged MNF and Congress Ministers, bringing up that “a CBI probe will clearly point to the particular info regarding the IAF land subject.
On January 31, the ZPM acknowledged in a press convention in Aizawl that the occasion had adopted a “cautious and legally sound plot” to transferring land to the IAF, strictly in accordance with land acquisition regulations.
Published – February 06, 2026 10:forty five pm IST
