Aizawl, May 9 -- Mizoram's main opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) on Wednesday strongly blamedchief ministerLalduhoma for allegedly making a false statement over the utilisation of funds underSpecialAssistance to States for Capital Investment(SASCI) scheme.

The MNF also sought an apology from Lalduhoma for accusing the previous MNF government of poor performance, which led to the lapse of over Rs. 430 crore underpart-IofSASCIscheme during the fiscals 2022-2023 and 2023-24.

Earlier on May 3, Lalduhoma had told reportersthat theCentre sanctioned Rs. 400croreforimplementationof several projectsunderSASCIscheme duringthefiscal2022-23, of which Rs. 200 was released asfirstinstallmentto the Mizoram government when the MNF was in powe...