Assam government asks people not travel to Mizoram amid border tension

The Assam Government issued a travel advisory on Thursday asking it’s people not travel to Mizoram amidst border tension. 

The order issued by the Home and Political Affairs Department read, “Given the critical prevailing situation, the people of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram as any threat to personal safety of people of Assam cannot be accepted.” 

This apart, the same order urged people of Assam currently residing in Mizoram for work to exercise caution. “People of Assam, staying in Mizoram due to work related compulsion, should exercise utmost caution,” the order read. 

On the other hand, the Assam Government issued a separate order directing the administrative officials in Guwahati and Silchar to ensure safety and security of persons belonging to Mizoram staying at Mizoram Houses. 

This order comes in the wake of violent clashes erupting between Assam and Mizoram Police on the disputed border between the two states on July 26, leaving six Assam Police personnel and one civilian dead. 

More than 40 Assam Police personnel injured in the violent clashes are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Silchar and Guwahati. Meanwhile, SP Cachar District Vaibhav Nimbalkar who suffered two bullet injuries on his leg was airlifted and is recuperating in a Mumbai hospital following a surgery.