Condemn barbaric assault, want to search out amicable resolution: Assam BJP MP Dilip Saikia on border row
BJP nationwide normal secretary and Assam MP Dilip Saikia on Tuesday blamed the Mizoram Police for the escalating stress on the border between the 2 northeastern states and demanded an apology from them.
“What Mizoram Police along with local people did yesterday (Monday) is strongly condemnable. I condemn this barbaric attack on the people of Assam and the police forces. This type of incidents will demoralise the spirit of Indian nationalism,” Saikia stated exterior Parliament House.
However, hanging a word of warning, he added, “Both the state governments should sit together and find an amicable solution to the crisis. There is a need for a comprehensive action plan to find a solution (to the dispute).”
The age-old boundary dispute between Assam and Mizoram had come to the fore as soon as once more on Monday, with the rising stress resulting in clashes wherein a minimum of 5 Assam Police personnel have been killed.
After the clashes, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga blamed one another on Twitter, prompting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to step in to deal with the disaster.
Saikia additional stated on Tuesday though the interstate border dispute is a long time outdated, the violence that broke out on Monday is surprising. This was for the primary time that the problem has led to this stage of violence inflicting casualties among the many Assam Police personnel, he stated.
Pointing out that Assam has border dispute with different northeastern states comparable to Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland, the BJP MP stated, “A scientific mechanism should be found to solve the issue.”