ICNCC to Form Chinland Government Under the Federal Democracy Charter (Part 2)
In Statement No. 2/2024 issued on January 27, the ICNCC announced that the Chinland People's Administration Committee has been formed to more effectively meet the needs of the Chin people, and that the committee will coordinate with the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the National Unity Government (NUG) and the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) through the Interim Chin National Consultative Council (ICNCC).
The statement also said that, with the unity of the whole Chin nation in mind, the ICNCC will work to prevent unwanted conflicts among Chin revolutionary groups and will invite organizations that should meet on Chin national affairs in order to reach political agreement. It added that the ICNCC will form a Chin State government under Part 2 of the Federal Democracy Charter, the Interim Constitutional Arrangements, Chapter 8, Article 52.
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