As of Thursday, the Mizoram government is yet to remove its police force from the disputed site along the Assam-Mizoram border, alleged Assam Minister Ashok Singhal. He also said that he hopes that talks pave the way for a solution.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs had ordered CRPF to be deployed, we have given our post to CRPF but the Mizoram government has still not removed its people from the post, which is sad. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the dispute can be resolved by talks,” Singhal told.
“It feels like the Mizo people wish to settle the dispute via arms and ammunitions. If it is so, then, this approach itself is wrong. Also, six police officers of Assam Police were martyred during the clash while Mizoram officials continued to shoot LMG (light machine guns) at the disputed site. Peace and harmony between the two states are yet to be attained”, he added.
The minister also said that Mizoram should understand that people of both the states “should live together and move forward together.”
Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday met the Chief Secretaries of both the states to de-escalate the border conflict.
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