Mizoram CM Zoramthanga writes to PM says NE states badly in need of financial assistance

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the Centre to procure COVID-19 vaccines and distribute them to states, free of cost. In a video statement on June 2 via his Twitter handle, Zoramthanga said, "Mizoram is a small state with limited financial facilities. I have written to the Prime Minister requesting Covid vaccines. States like Mizoram and other states in the Northeast. We are badly in need of financial assistance. So, I requested the Prime Minister to give us a free vaccine supply. We request the prayer of the people and leave to God so that Mizoram and north-eastern states will be able to confront the onslaught of the second wave".