Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is willing to settle the tension along the Mizoram border. The Assam government is clear regarding its position.

Chief Minister Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of a programme, “We are building a road within the constitutional boundary of Assam… and we are not going to take an inch of land from Mizoram. Rather, I am willing to discuss (with Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga) and settle the border problem”.

“I have written to the Mizoram Chief Minister… Let us take pictures from satellite on the position of the boundary as of today. Let us observe complete peace along the boundary and hand over control to the central reserve police force… so our position is very clear,” the chief minister said.

The statement was made after two unconfirmed reports of blasts surfaced along the inter-state border on July 11(Sunday).

On July 10(Saturday), few unknown troublemakers tried to obstruct construction of a road in Cachar district by PWD workers on forestland. Police heard a grenade blast and said an investigation will be done.

After chief secretaries of Assam and Mizoram met in New Delhi on July9(Friday) to discuss the border dispute, fresh tension started to emerge.

Mizoram requested for some more time regarding the proposal made by Assam to maintain status-quo along the border and remove security forces from the disputed areas.