New Delhi: Amid the continued border dispute between Mizoram and Assam, Union minister of state for Home Affairs and BJP chief Ajay Mishra Teni on Saturday termed it as an “old dispute” and mentioned that the Mizoram police registering a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma within the matter is a “normal thing”.
Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are monitoring the problem carefully, Teni assured that the matter shall be resolved quickly.
“The border dispute is an old dispute. It is constantly being monitored by the Prime Minister and Amit Shah ji and are trying to fix it. It shall be resolved soon. A case registered against the Chief Minister of Assam regarding the border dispute is a normal thing,” mentioned Teni talking to reporters right here on Saturday.
Mizoram police filed felony instances against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, 4 senior officers of the state police, and two extra officers, the police mentioned on Friday.
The growth comes days after the border dispute between the 2 states peaked and a fierce gun battle between the forces of the 2 states resulted within the loss of life of 5 Assam police personnel and one civilian.
One injured policeman succumbed to his accidents later taking the overall variety of policemen killed to 6. At least 50 folks have been injured within the incident.
A complete of six firms of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed on the website the place the policemen died.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday reacted to studies that an FIR had been filed against him and 6 officers in Kolasib district of Mizoram and requested why the case was not being handed over to a impartial company because the incident happened throughout the constitutional territory of Assam.
Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned he has already spoken to Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on the problem.
“Will be very happy to join in any investigation. But why the case is not being handed over to a neutral agency, especially when the place of occurrence is well within the constitutional territory of Assam? Have already conveyed this to @ZoramthangaCM ji,” he mentioned in a tweet.
BJP leaders mentioned vested pursuits will search to learn from tensions in Assam and Mizoram, each of that are border states.
“We can`t let that happen. Let there be a commission to resolve this matter between two states,” a senior BJP chief mentioned.
He mentioned Assam has been making an attempt to diffuse the strain. Chief secretaries and DGPs of each states attended the assembly known as by Union Home Ministry on July 28.
Meanwhile, with efforts persevering with to defuse border tensions between Assam and Mizoram, the row and the violence earlier this week is prone to be raised in parliament by BJP MPs from Assam on Monday.
Sources mentioned that the MPs can increase the problem underneath rule 377. Under Rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business on Lok Sabha, members increase issues of pressing public significance that can not be raised as quick discover questions and calling consideration motions.
