Assam and Mizoram have been engaged in a tense border stand-off after seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed and many injured in a clash along the Mizoram-Assam inter-state border on July 26.
The boundary dispute will be resolved peacefully with Assam through dialogue, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said today after a telephonic discussion with Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He has appealed to the people of Mizoram to prevent any possible escalation of the situation.
“As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue,” the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter.
“Fresh negotiation has begun between the two governments to de-escalate the situation,” sources in the Mizoram government told NDTV, adding that the state government is considering to drop a case filed against the Assam chief minister.
@AmitShah @HMOIndia @dipr_mizoram @CMOMizoram @CMOfficeAssam pic.twitter.com/LU8CVrh0Ed
— Zoramthanga (@ZoramthangaCM) August 1, 2021
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According to sources, Mizoram and Assam have been told by the Centre that their officers and forces will not be allowed to carry arms while visiting the conflict zone which is now manned by central forces. The Centre also asked the two states to restore movement of emergency and essential supplies as part of the de-escalation plan.
“Our main focus is on keeping the spirit of North-East alive,” Mr Sarma tweeted later in the day.
Our main focus is on keeping the spirit of North-East alive. What happened along the Assam-Mizoram border is unacceptable to the people of both states. Honble CM @ZoramthangaCM had promised to call me post his quarantine. Border disputes can only be resolved through discussion
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 1, 2021
Assam and Mizoram have been engaged in a tense border stand-off after seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed and many injured in a clash along the Mizoram-Assam inter-state border on July 26.
The two states have not been in good terms with each other over the boundary for decades, but Monday’s clashes flared up over an alleged construction by Mizoram in the disputed land on the inter-state border.
The violence started after the Assam Police crossed the border and “over-ran” a police post at Kolasib, damaged vehicles on the national highway and opened fire on the state police, Mizoram said.
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