NESO expresses anguish over Assam-Mizoram boundary dispute

SHILLONG: 

The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Thursday expressed anguish at the recent border conflict along the Assam-Mizoram boundary that claimed six lives. 

According to a press note issued on Thursday, NESO mentioned the fragile situation along the Assam-Mizoram border and how vulnerable the security of border residents can be when such conflicts arise. 

Past incidents along the borders of Assam-Meghalaya, Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Arunachal Pradesh also illustrate the pain and sufferings of the border residents. 

“NESO strongly urges upon all State Governments to be committed to solving this long pending problem and, the Central Government should be a party in these dialogues," read the release. 

The organisation urged upon all the indigenous people not to confuse the situation and, said that this is not an ethnic issue but a border dispute in which the respective state governments is duty-bound to solve.

The organisation added that if a solution is arrived at, whereby borders will be properly demarcated with a unanimous settlement, then peace will usher between different states and, the people living along the borders can live without fear and in harmony amongst themselves.

(Edited by Christopher Gatphoh)

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