Aizawl: Lalduhoma, the chief ministerial candidate of the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), an electoral alliance formed by seven political parties, has vehemently slammed the Congress's flagship programme, the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), and the Mizo National Front's Socio-Economic Development Policy (SEDP), as baits to entice voters.

Addressing a meeting in Buangpui village in central Mizoram's Serchhip district on Saturday, Lalduhoma alleged that the ruling Congress and the MNF used the financial disbursement agenda to woo voters.

"Both the parties are keen on vote-bank politics. The policies are being used as baits to entice voters," he said.

The NLUP is the Congress flagship programme through which the party promised to give financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to poor families, while the MNF promised to give Rs 3 lakh each to farmers under the SEDP.

Lalduhoma alleged that both the ruling Congress and the MNF want only votes for which they were selling the disbursement agenda. He urged people not to believe in the false agenda of the parties.

The IPS officer-turned-politician said the ZPM has propelled the agenda for development of farmers.

"We are taking efforts to help farmers and poor families become rich," he added.

He said the ZPM will make all-out efforts to make Mizoram a self-dependent state.

Lalduhoma said both the parties have inter-changeably ruled the state for more than 30 years but no big changes have been achieved.

He had earlier said that he would contest from chief minister Lal Thanhawla's home turf Serchhip.