Four Mizoram-bound trucks carrying eggs were allegedly vandalised by locals in Assam’s Cachar district. This comes despite the Assam government appealing to people to allow the movement of goods-laden trucks to Mizoram. The Mizoram-bound trucks were vandalised near Bhaga Bazar area in Cachar district of Assam. Tension along the Assam-Mizoram border escalated again after locals in Assam's Cachar district allegedly vandalised four Mizoram-bound trucks on Friday night.
This comes despite the withdrawal of travel advisory notice by the Assam government where it appealed to locals to allow the movement of goods-laden vehicles to Mizoram. The trucks were carrying eggs from Karimganj and were going towards Mizoram. When the trucks reached the Bhaga Bazar area in Cachar district, some people stopped the vehicles and asked where they were headed. When the drivers said the trucks were headed to Mizoram, the locals vandalised the vehicles and threw the eggs on the road. Later, the police reached the spot and controlled the situation.The tensions between Assam-Mizoram had flared up following a clash between the police forces of the two states along the border on July 26.
Seven people -- including six Assam Police personnel and a civilian -- were killed and over 50 others were injured in the clashes. On August 5, Assam Cabinet ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal visited Aizawl to meet Mizoram government ministers and discuss the situation along the inter-state border. After deliberations, both the state governments signed a joint statement and agreed to diffuse the prevailing tensions along the border and find lasting solutions through discussions. On Friday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made an appeal to the people to allow vehicles to move to Mizoram.
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