New Delhi, July 31 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is in regular talks with Assam and Mizoram administrations over the situation amid the continued border row between the two northeast states, the officials said here on Saturday. Admitting that the situation is tense but under control, the MHA officials said the battalions of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrolling the area along National Highway 306 between the two states is in full strength to prevent any further clash between the state polices.
The ministry, however, refused to comment over the issue of cross FIRs by the states in the matter. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also stepped forward on Saturday to ease the tension. Speaking about the registration of FIR against him, he said he would be “very happy to join in any investigation”. However, he questioned as to why the case was not being handed over to a neutral agency, especially when the place of occurrence was well within the constitutional territory of Assam. He said he has conveyed the same to his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga.
