Tension has reigned along the Assam-Mizoram border since last month (File)
Silchar:
Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua said on Wednesday that central forces would soon arrive in the state to deploy along the state border with Mizoram.
After the arrival of the forces “in a day or two,” they would be deployed along the border areas in the districts of Cachar and Karimganj, Barua told reporters.
“When the forces come, there will be peace on both sides (of the border),” he said.
The chief secretary ordered the administrative authorities of the district of Cachar and Karimganj to maintain constant vigilance along the interstate border with the Mizoram in Lailapur and Medlicherra to “thwart the sinister design of certain forces to disturb the peace in the region “.
Chief Secretary and Police Director General Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta reviewed law and order along the state border with Mizoram, along with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents, Inspector General Deputy (DIG) southern range, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Divisional Forest Agents (MPO) and other officials.
The chief secretary said they had come to Silchar, as instructed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, to assess law and order and meet with the family of the victim who “died at the hands of disbelievers of the other side of the border. “.
Rs 5 lakh was handed over to the victim’s family, he said.
“I am concerned that an innocent life has been lost, possibly due to the work of criminals. We would like to have a detailed investigation into this matter,” Barua said.
Tension has reigned along the Assam-Mizoram border since last month, after several homes were damaged by criminals, following which talks have taken place between officials from the two states.
The situation got darker after the death of Intazul Laskar, 45, a resident of Cachar district, the Assam government claiming he had been kidnapped, and Mizoram officials claiming he was a trafficker of drugs, who suffered serious injuries while trying to escape and died.
A senior Mizoram police official said that Intazul Laskar, who was arrested on 420 mg of heroin, died in a hospital in Mizoram on Monday after being injured while trying to escape, when volunteers from the Young Mizo Association had spotted him with the drug packages. .
Calling on all to show restraint, said the chief secretary of Assam, the state government is taking all possible measures to find a peaceful solution to the problem.
He called the situation on the border both a public order problem and a border dispute arising from Mizoram’s claims.
“Peace is of the utmost importance because you know it is an interstate issue … between two different communities and there is no question of not doing it other than by peaceful means.
“There is no point in escalating tensions … no need to aggravate our own problems. We have to work within the four walls of the law,” he said.
The chief secretary said the Assam government is “absolutely clear” on Assam ‘s “constitutional boundary” which is clearly defined by the Mizoram Law of 1986.
“We are absolutely clear on our constitutional boundary as clearly defined by the Mizoram Law of 1986 when Mizoram was established. Our official position is that Assam’s constitutional boundary is sacrosanct and we will stick to that.” , he said.
There are certain elements that play a major role in “stoking the fire”, said Barua.
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