Aizawl: ZPM Thalai, the youth wing of primary opposition get together Zoram Individuals’s Motion (ZPM), on Wednesday requested the state authorities to evict Assam police personnel who’re allegedly tenting on Mizoram territory close to Vairengte city on the state border with Assam.
An announcement issued by the youth wing alleged that a number of Mizo farmers from Vairengte, who apply farming at Mautui zau space close to Vairengte city, had been restricted by the Assam police, who’ve issued establish card or go to the farmers.
The youth wing additional alleged that Assam police has been tenting within the space for the reason that starting of this yr and has destroyed betel nut plantations that belonged to Mizo farmers.
The group has urged Residence Minister Lalchamliana to take steps to make sure that the Assam police personnel are evicted from the realm.
In the meantime, Mizoram Inspector Normal of Police (Headquarters) John Neihlaia mentioned that the ZPM youth was misinformed concerning the present state of affairs.
He mentioned that representatives of each Mizoram and Assam governments met on March 7 to debate shifting of Assam police camp and to make sure that farmers transfer freely in Mautui zau space.
The assembly, which was held beneath cordial surroundings, agreed that Assam police would shift its base at a hill beside an LP faculty close to Assam boundary, he mentioned.
Upon elevating query by Assam police that they’d not be capable to differentiate between the farmers and individuals who casually forage within the forest, the assembly determined to concern identification playing cards to the precise farmers, who apply farming or rice cultivation at Mautui zau space and such ID playing cards shall be issued by a Sub Divisional Officer in Vairengte, the IGP mentioned.
The IGP added that it was additionally agreed through the assembly {that a} record of farmers or staff, who shall be issued ID card, can even be forwarded to the Officer Incharge of Dholai police station in Assam for their perusal.
Through the assembly Assam representatives assured that Mizo farmers wouldn’t be disturbed within the space, he mentioned.
Neihlaia additional mentioned that the record of the farmers at Mautui zau space is being collected by the SDO (civil) workplace and ID playing cards would quickly be issued to the farmers.
Mizoram shares 164.6 km lengthy inter-state boundary with Assam.
The boundary dispute between the 2 northeastern states is a long-standing one which stemmed from two colonial demarcations in 1875 and 1933.
Whereas Mizoram authorities accepted the 1875 notification as its precise boundary, the Assam authorities mentioned the demarcations made beneath 1933 notification was its boundary.
The border dispute took an unpleasant activate July 26 final yr when police forces of each states exchanged hearth on the disputed space close to Vairengte city on Nationwide Freeway 306, resulting in the deaths of six policemen and a civilian from Assam.
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