Aizawl, Oct 28 (PTI) Chief Minister Lalduhoma urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to raise a 'Mizo territorial force', an official said on Monday.

The request was made by the Mizoram CM during a recent meeting with Singh, he said.

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The force will have Mizo youths only, he added.

Singh told the CM that he will put the matter before the Centre's Cabinet Committee on Security, the official said.

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