Clashes between Tripura and Mizoram continue. A day after the Mizoram government posed prohibitory orders at Phuldungsei, a disputed village at Tripura-Mizoram inter-state border, due to a row over construction of a temple, the Tripura government on Saturday urged the Mizoram government to remove the orders and alleged that the opposed areas fall under the North district of Tripura. In a letter written to Mizoram government’s deputy secretary David H Lalthangliana on Saturday, Tripura government’s additional secretary AK Bhattacharya said the prohibitory order is “highly objectionable” as Betlingchhip, also known as Thaidawr Ylang, is currently under the Tripura government’s control.
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Accordingly, he requested the Mamit district magistrate to withdraw the prohibitory order at the earliest. " District Magistrate, Mamit has erroneously mentioned Betlingchhip (as also referred to as Thaidawr Ylang by few Mizos) which is presently under complete administrative control and possession of the State of Tripura under North Tripura District,” the letter said. To further bolster its claim, the letter cites the construction of a watchtower done previously by the Tripura government at Betlingchhip.
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“Tourism Department, Government of Tripura constructed a watchtower at the peak of Betlingchhip long back. It can be safely said that District Magistrate, Mamit in his prohibitory order has erroneously included Phuldungsei para/village (in Jampui) under Sabual VC of Jampui Hills RD Block in Kanchanpur Sub-Division of North Tripura District,” the letter reads. In the prohibitory order, Mizoram’s Mamit district magistrate Lalrozama stated that a Tripura-based organization SONGRONGMA planned to construct a Shiv temple at Thaidawr Ylang falling in Mamit district without seeking permission from the Mizoram government.
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