It took more than two hours for the Assam ministers and the police officers to convince the locals to allow the vehicles into Mizoram’s territory. Hundreds of trucks carrying essential items to Mizoram, stranded in Assam for over 10 days following a deadly clash over a border dispute between the two sides that resulted in death of 6 Assam cops and one civilian, finally started moving after two Assam ministers convinced the locals to let them go, ending the undeclared economic blockade of Mizoram since the July 26 clash.
Several rounds of talks between the local administration of the two states had failed to end the impasse, which was finally lifted after the guardian minister of Cachar district Ashok Singhal and forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya arrived at Lailapur border area on Saturday evening and spoke with the locals, who were refusing to let the trucks pass through Assam. Some vehicles that attempted to move before the deadlock was resolved were vandalised by a group of locals, who pelted them with stones before Cachar superintendent of police (SP) Ramandeep Kaur and officer in charge of Dholai Police Station Shahabuddin rushed to calm them down. However, the horrified truck drivers instantly took a U-turn and started returning towards Silchar.
“We cannot forget the killing of 6 Assam police officers so easily. We have suffered enough and we want a permanent solution. It took more than two hours for the ministers and the police officers to convince the locals to allow the vehicles into Mizoram’s territory. “Considering the situation in Mizoram, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sharma asked us to go to the border and make transportation normal. People in Assam are angry and pained because Mizoram police have killed six Assam police officials.
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