Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga will hold talks in New Delhi on September 19 for the resolution of the inter-state border issues.
Whether Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the meetings is unclear, according to a Mizoram official who wished to remain anonymous.
He stated that the Chief Ministers had spoken on the phone on Friday and had decided to meet in New Delhi on September 19 to discuss the border problem.
On August 10, the Chief Ministers also spoke on the phone and decided to hold talks later that month or at the beginning of September.
They had previously met in HM Amit Shah’s presence in Delhi in November last year and had decided to form panels with participation from all parties to settle the conflict and hold chief ministerial level discussions.
The dispute over Mizoram’s 164.6 km of shared border with Assam is linked to colonial demarcations made in 1875 and 1933.
Mizoram held a stretch of a reserved forest notified in 1875. A section of it now falls under Assam.
After seven people were killed and about 60 were injured when police forces from the two states opened fire on each other in July 2021, the two states convened a ministerial-level meeting on August 5 of that year and decided to maintain peace along the border and resolve the problem through dialogue.
Both states have held two rounds of talks in Aizawl and three virtual meetings.
On August 9, they agreed to maintain peace and take the necessary precautions to stop any unfavourable incidents along the borders.
