Fresh Negotiations Between Assam, Mizoram After Talks With Amit Shah

Sunday, 1 August 2021Newsdesk

The boundary dispute with Assam will be resolved amicably 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.

New Delhi, 01 August 2021

As per news report of NDTV, "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. The Centre has told both the states that their officers and forces will not be allowed to carry arms while visiting the conflict zone which is now manned by central forces, sources said. The central government has also asked the two states to restore movement of emergency and essential supplies as part of the de-escalation plan, they said. Assam and Mizoram have been engaged in a tense border stand-off after seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed and scores injured in a clash along the Mizoram-Assam inter-state border on July 26.

Source -NDTV