Aizawl, Dec 1: The NGO Coordination Committee (NGOCC) on Friday will stage protest rally against rescheduling the date of counting of votes of November 7 election to the Mizoram assembly.

Talking to media persons, the spokesman of the NGOCC said that the committee held a meeting at the office of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) here and decided to hold the protest rally on Friday from 11 a.m.

“The NGOCC invites all Mizo Christians to participate in the rally to safeguard the sacred day (Sunday) of Christians,” he said.

The decision comes after the 5-member delegation of the NGOCC on Tuesday met the Election Commission in New Delhi and demanded to move the date of counting of votes from Sunday, December 3, to any other day.

The NGOCC is a very influential body, comprising five apex NGOs in Mizoram, three civil societies, and two powerful student bodies.

The churches in Mizoram also expressed their unhappiness and, in a statement on Thursday, said, “The All Mizoram Churches Coordination Committee urged all Mizos and political parties not to gather together anywhere except for church service on Sunday (December 3), if the ECI decides not to change the date for counting votes in Mizoram.”

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