Border disputes between north eastern states-again violence, blockade on NH-306 even on 5th day.
From Bhupen Goswami
Guwahathi: The national highway 306, called lifeline of Mizoram, remained on the 5th day on Sunday. The Government of Mizoram is inviting petrol, diesel and cooking gas from Manipur and Tripura to maintain essential services. Despite high level meetings, the border with Assam in Mizoram has been deadlocked since Wednesday. Assam has taken steps to stop the movement due to border dispute. On the direction of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla spoke to the Chief Secretary of both the states for the second time last evening, yet no solution is coming out. Thereafter, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga to allow essential commodities trucks to go.
In fact, the chief Minister of Tripura and Manipur has apprised the Union Home Minister that the truck carrying essential materials in Assam and Mizoram border area has been caused by a blockade on NH-306 due to the blockade on both the states. , prices on essential commodities are rising. LPG is not going cylinder, that is why both the Chief Ministers have applied to the Union Home Minister to address it immediately. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is arriving in Mizuram this evening on the direction of Home Minister Amit Shah, an official said. This evening, the Home Secretary will address it immediately by talking to the Chief Secretary of both states for the third time.
The Union Home Minister urged both the States of Assam and Mizoram to end the border dispute by negotiating a mutual agreement. But the Mizoram government is invalidating the direction of the Union Home Ministry. Assam is again on fire on mizoram border. The central government intervened due to recent tension between The North Eastern State of Assam and Mizoram in India. Several people were injured in the border dispute and violence between the two states. The situation is currently out of control as the Mizoram government is invalidating the direction of the Union Home Ministry. Now, at the same time, there is often a tension on the border between the north-eastern states.
Meanwhile, prices on essential commodities are rising in Assam and the North East. Onion and potato are sold at Rs 90-100 per kilo in various markets in the village and city city of Mizuram. In Mizoram, the price of everything is increasing. The price of one LPG cylinder is increasing from 5000 to 6000. In fact, the prices of all commodities, including various brands of mustard oil, have been hiked. Thus, consumers in the state are guessing higher prices than ever before as national highways 306 are standing on hundreds for four days to supply trucks carrying essential commodities. A week after the alleged success in the Assam-Mizoram border standoff, the barriers have again emerged in the last two days. Local people on the border of Assam have stopped the vehicles from going to Mizoram.
They demand that Mizoram withdraw the forces deployed in their territory. Due to this, hundreds of trucks supplying essential commodities have been erected on national High Road 306 for five days. This NH is called the lifeline of the state. Last week, Mizoram had promised that it would remove armed forces from Laalpur in its border area of Assam but Assam officials say Mizoram has not done so so far. A senior Assam police official GP Singh said that the recent bomb blast at a school in Lalapur near the Assam-Mizoram border may try to terrorize the local people.
Assam Police will request to hand over the investigation of the incident to a central agency. GP Singh said, “There was an explosion in a school. This deployment has been made in view of the ongoing activities towards Assam. These activities threaten the peace system. These policemen will be withdrawn as soon as the situation on the border towards Assam is normal. Hundreds of freighter vehicles have been gathering on both sides due to the stalemate on the border. In Guwahati, Assam government minister and senior BJP leader Hemant Vishwa Sharma has said that ending the border dispute with other north-eastern states of the state is the top most priority of his party. He said, the central government will initiate the process of resolving the issue after the Assam assembly elections in about six months.
While Mizoram Minister for Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Lalrinliana has said that two truck cooking gas cylinders and five tanker fuels have been sought from Manipur. Similarly, cooking gas and fuel supply from Tripura is being ensured with the help of Indian Oil Corporation.
