Assam-Mizoram border row: Tension on; fresh troubles discussed in Assembly
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Sat, Feb 13 2021 0:12 IST |
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Guwahati/Aizawl, Feb 13 : The Assam Assembly on Friday discussed the Assam-Mizoram border disputes even as tension prevailed in the villages along the borders of the two northeastern states following the violent incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to the southern Assam s Hailakandi district officials, the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Cr Pc have been continued on Friday along the bordering areas, in addition to the deployment of a large contingent of security forces in the area.
Action against ‘Mizo aggression’ needed, Assam Congress says on border row
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Decades-old boundary dispute between the two northeastern States flared up again on January 9
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Decades-old boundary dispute between the two northeastern States flared up again on January 9
The Congress in Assam has asked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to live up to its 2016 promise of protecting
jaati (race),
bheti (foundation) by taking action against “Mizo aggression”.
Assam’s land, the party said on Friday, was getting squeezed due to alleged encroachment by Mizoram.
Referring to frequent violent incidents on the inter-State border with Mizoram, Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha said it was time the State government took some strong actions to save the State’s land.