Assam-Mizoram Border Clash: Fresh Negotiations After Amit Shah Speaks To Chief Ministers Zoramthanga & Himanta Biswa Sarma

Chief Ministers of Assam & Mizoram have sought to ease tension along their troubled inter-State border after a telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. An exchange of fire between the police forces of both the states on July 26 left six Assam policemen and a civilian dead & 60 others, including Cachar district’s Superintendent of Police Nimbalkar Vaibhav Chandrakant injured. Assam claimed the firing was one-sided and unprovoked while Mizoram said they had retaliated to the aggression by the Assam police. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on July 30 took to Twitter to say, “I still hope for an amicable solution.” “What happened along the Assam-Mizoram border is unacceptable to the people of both states,” tweeted Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister. “Border disputes can only be resolved through discussion,” Dr Sarma added. Later, he told reporters in Guwahati that the Assam government would approach the Supreme Court in 15 days for an amicable solution to the boundary row for both the States to follow. Mizoram government is likely to withdraw the FIR filed against Dr Sarma, the State’s Chief Secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo told reporters in Aizawl on August 1. Watch the video to know more.