The governments of Assam and Mizoram on Sunday reached out to the Centre to discuss the situation at the states’ border after violence bro...
The governments of Assam and Mizoram on Sunday reached out to the Centre to discuss the situation at the states’ border after violence broke out on October 17, with at least four people injured in clashes between residents of the two states, NDTV reported. The situation is now under control in the area, which is in Kolasib district of Mizoram and Cachar district of Assam.
A meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla between both the states will be held on Monday to review the situation, Mizoram Home Minister Lalchamliana said. Chief secretaries of the two states will be present, he said.
Mizoram was part of Assam till 1972, before it became a separate Union Territory. In 1987, it became a full-fledged state. The three South Assam districts of Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj share a 164.6-km-long border with Mizoram’s Kolasib, Mamit and Aizawl districts.
Much of the boundary is contested – and the two states have often argued over it, sometimes violently. Several rounds of talks, at various levels, since 1994 have failed to resolve the disagreement.
Both sides have their own version of what led to the escalation on October 17. Mizoram district officials and ethnic outfits allege it began at noon when some residents of Cachar, in the...
