Guwahati: Slowly but steadily Assam and Mizoram start deescalating the border tension which witnessed a very unfortunate fare up a few days
back where six Assam police personnel had to lose their precious lives. On the 26 July incident, Cachar district police chief was also
serially injured. A number of FIRs were surfaced against various parties in both the States of northeast Bharat.
Lately, Assam government has decided to withdraw the police compliant against K Vanlalvena, the only Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram. State chief
minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, also in charge of home portfolio, informed that as a goodwill gesture he asked the police to withdraw
it. However, other cases against Mizoram police officers would be pursued. Earlier, Mizoram chief minister Pu Zoramthanga revealed that the FIR
against his Assam counterpart was withdrawn. He also reiterated his earlier statement that Mizoram-Assam border issues would be amicably
resolved through meaningful dialogues. He even urged the citizens to use social media platforms judiciously without posting any sensitive
message. Meanwhile, Union home minister Amit Shah talked to both Sarma and Zoramthanga and emphasized on deescalating the ongoing inter-State
border tension and also resolving all the pertinent issues with healthy negotiations. For some days, both the north-eastern chief
minister were engaged in twitter wars trying to draw Shah’s attention, but the senior saffron leader remained silent. Presently, eight companies belonging to the central reserve police
forces (CRPF) comprising around 800 para-military jawans have been deployed in the troubled border areas. Both the State police forces
have already been pulled out from their positions following the negotiations in New Delhi where chief secretaries of both the States
were engaged. But in the public domain, allegations and counter-allegations continue surfacing. A section of Mizo nationals claimed that the State
government in Dispur was giving shelter to a large number of suspected Bangladeshi Muslim families in the border areas, who were the real
culprit for the tensions. They repeatedly stated that Mizo people have all love and affection to the Assamese community.
On the other hand, a section of residents in Barak valley argued that Mizoram was giving shelter to many Burmese refugees within its
territory. They categorically claimed that the State government in Aizawl remains soft towards a huge number of Christian Chin refugees
who were enjoying various government facilities in India-Myanmar border areas for many years.
Assam and Mizoram start deescalating border tension
