Aizawl: Amidst the parleys between the 2 northeastern states to seek out an amicable resolution to the vexed border situation, the Mizoram police alleged that Assam policemen have constructed two momentary huts in the disputed Zophai space.
Kolasib superintendent of police Vanlalfaka Ralte advised PTI over the cellphone that the Assam police erected two momentary huts in Zophai space on October 2 at a spot reverse Mizoram’s first Chief Minister C. Chhunga’s paddy area the place a border conflict had occurred in 2018. The huts had been, nevertheless, dismantled on Monday by the Assam police itself, he stated.
The authorities in Assam couldn’t be contacted for feedback.
The stress in the realm because of the building of the huts dissipated after the constructions had been demolished. The space is contiguous to Hailakandi district in Assam.
The Assam police dismantled the 2 huts after Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and state Home Minister Lalchamliana spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who can also be its house minister, the SP claimed on Monday.
Ralte stated that Assam officers had performed a survey in the realm final week.
Mizoram shares a 164.6-km lengthy boundary with Assam.
Ralte additionally said that the Kolasib deputy commissioner and he had spoken to their counterparts in Hailakandi over the cellphone and advised them that the realm is in the disputed zone the place each state governments had agreed to take care of established order.
The Assam officers stated that they weren’t conscious that the realm was disputed, he added.
A conflict had taken place in the identical space in March 2018 when MZP functionaries tried to assemble a picket hut there and greater than 60 folks had been injured.
In September this 12 months, the chief ministers of the 2 states met in Delhi on the border situation and agreed to hold on the continuing ministerial stage talks.
The subsequent spherical of ministerial-level talks is scheduled to be held in Guwahati this month.
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