In its report tabled within the Assam Assembly, the group additionally stated that the incident “was nothing however a cold-blooded bloodbath”, with no effort on the a part of the Mizoram Police to regulate the mob on its facet.

The delegation famous that the “Mizoram Police together with some miscreants indulged in encroachment actions” in Assam, and claimed that the border dispute has been festering for lengthy because of this purpose.

Six Assam Police personnel have been killed in a bloody battle alongside the interstate boundary on July 26.

In its observations, the group stated that the “unlucky incident was perpetrated by the Mizoram Police”.

It maintained that the difficulty of encroachment needs to be pursued with the central authorities and accordingly, an all-party delegation, headed by the Speaker, should go to Delhi quickly to fulfill Union Home Minister Amit Shah and different central leaders on this connection.

“From the attacking model of Mizoram, it could possibly be apparently stated that it was nothing however a cold-blooded bloodbath resulting in heavy casualties,” the report said.

According to the report, IGP Anurag Agarwal, who was on the incident website, advised the delegation that “land encroachments, violations within the type of development of camps, roads, and so on within the occupied land by Mizoram throughout the constitutional boundary of Assam have been on the root of the discord”.

A joint group of Cachar district civil and police administrations, together with deputy commissioner Keerthi Jalli, IGP Agarwal, DIG (southern vary) D Mukherjee, superintendent of police Viabhav C Nimbalkar and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Cachar, Tejas Mariswamy, had visited Lailapur in Cachar on July 26.

A day earlier, the DFO had submitted a requisition for police personnel to accompany him as he sought to serve notices on officers of Mizoram, primarily based on preliminary offence report registered by him underneath varied sections of the Assam Forest Regulation Act, 1891, the delegation stated .

While officers on the opposite facet refused to just accept the notices, Mizoram Police personnel “in heavy numbers” arrived on the scene, the report outlined.

During discussions between the 2 sides that lasted for greater than two hours, the Assam group tried to serve the notices which have been refused by the Mizoram officers, and within the meantime, “miscreants from Mizoram’s Vairengte city and surrounding areas gathered within the space armed with sharp weapons and air weapons and attacked the on-duty Assam authorities officers, grievously injuring a number of of them,” stated the all-party delegation report.

Kolasib SP Vanlalfaka Ralte had abruptly left the spot after receiving a telephone name and “out of the blue there was an unprovoked heavy firing from computerized weaponry together with machine weapons from Mizoram facet, geared toward Assam authorities officers current,” the report stated.

Thereafter, the Assam Police took place and fired in self-defence, however their counterparts and accompanying miscreants have been at a vantage place, the delegation claimed.

IGP Agarwal, in his deposition earlier than the Assembly panel, additional stated that the firing continued for greater than half-an-hour, with none provocation from the Assam Police.

He additionally stated Mizoram was finishing up development work on the reserve forest land throughout the territory of Assam, in violation of the legislation.

The Assembly delegation, in the course of the go to on July 31, met representatives of assorted members of ethnic communities, who have been unanimously of their demand for a everlasting resolution to the border dispute.

Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, who led the 17-member group, after consultations with varied stakeholders, stated that the Assam authorities would positively take pressing measures to unravel the difficulty amicably, the report said.

He additionally stated that “primitive legal guidelines” framed in the course of the British regime are inflicting hindrances in enterprise developmental actions, including that the Assam authorities will, nonetheless, all the time act in accordance with the legislation.

On the same issue the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter “As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue,” .

According to sources The Centre has told both the states that their officers and forces will not be allowed to carry arms while visiting the conflict zone which is now manned by central forces.

Rai, who visited the Silchar Medical College where the injured are admitted said that at least 40 people were injured including three to four civilians.

Tension has continued to flare along the Assam-Mizoram border after six police personnel were killed and around 80 people injured, so far.

On Monday, stones were pelted, shots were fired, farmers’ huts were set ablaze, and government vehicles vandalised at the Mizoram and Assam border.

The clash between the two states took place after Union Home Minister Amit Shah returned from Meghalaya by completing his two-day visit to the region during the weekend where he held a closed-door meeting with chief ministers of the northeast states.

In that meeting, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga had said border disputes in the northeast are a legacy of the colonial era and lasting peace between states is important for further development of the region.

Speaking on the border dispute with Assam at the CM’s meeting, Zoramthanga said the area claimed by the latter has been used by people from Mizoram for over 100 years.

Zoramthanga further requested the Assam government to respect and honour the situation on the ground and desist from disturbing the peace.

A clipping shared by Zoramthanga on Twitter showed police trying to stop a clash among men armed with sticks.

In reply to the tweet, Assam Police said miscreants from Mizoram were indulging in stone-pelting and attacking Assam government officials stationed at Lailapur to protect Assam’s land from encroachment.

Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma shared a clipping and said a superintendent of police from Mizoram was asking Assam’s officials to withdraw from their post, failing which civilians from the neighbouring state would not stop the violence. He also sought immediate intervention of Shah and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Soon after, Zoramthanga wrote to Sarma, “After a cordial meeting of CMs (chaired) by Shah, two companies of Assam Police with civilians lathi-charged and tear-gassed civilians at Vairengte Auto Rickshaw stand inside Mizoram today. They even overrun CRPF personnel/Mizoram Police.”

Zoramthanga shared another video with which he wrote that an innocent couple were “manhandled and ransacked by thugs and goons” on their way back to Mizoram via Cachar in Assam. “How are you going to justify these violent acts?” he wrote.

“40 people injured including 3-4 civilians. As per doctors, 6 policemen have died. The Chief Minister has directed State Minister Pijush Hazarika to visit the border area,” said the BJP MLA.

76 year old Ziona Chana, the head of a religious sect that practiced polygamy, died on Sunday, leaving behind 38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchildren. Chana reportedly suffered from diabetes and hypertension.

Doctors said that Chana was rushed to hospital on Sunday evening when his condition deteriorated at home in his village, Baktawng Tlangnuam. He was however, declared dead on arrival.

It’s hard to say if Chana was indeed the head of the world’s largest family since there are others who claim the title.

It’s also hard to estimate the exact size of Chana’s family. At least one report claims he had 39 wives, 94 children, 33 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, which adds up to 181 people.

Mizoram’s chief minister, Zoramthanga, offered his condolences on Twitter “with a heavy heart”.

The enormous family lives together in a four-storied house called “Chuuar Than Run” or New generation House, with 100 rooms. His wives share a dormitory near Chana’s private bedroom.

The mansion is a major tourist attraction in the state, with people from around the world thronging the village to get a peek into the family’s lifestyle.

Chana was born in 1945. He met his oldest wife, who is three years older than him, when he was 17.

The family belongs to a Christian sect, Chana Pawl, that has around 2,000 followers. They all live around Chana’s house in Baktawng Tlangnuam, about 55km (34 miles) from Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl.

The sect, which allows polygamy for men, was founded by Chana’s grandfather in 1942.

Source: bbc.com

Quoting the National Centre for Seismology, he said the earthquake happened at 4.10 am and the epicentre was at Zokhawthar in Champhai district on the India-Myanmar border.

The tremors were felt in several parts of the state, including state capital Aizawl, he said.

Several houses and buildings, including a church at Zokhawthar in Khawbunga, in Champhai district have been partly damaged due to the quake, he said.

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Monday announced a “total lockdown” for two weeks from June 8 midnight.

The state has also decided to increase the quarantine period to 21 days from 14 days following a rise in Covid cases to 42 during the day, up from 24 on Saturday.

The decision was announced after a consultative meeting on Covid-19 with representatives of MLAs, government officials, non-government hospital association, Church leaders, village council members, taskforces and NGOs at Aizawl to discuss the state’s way forward over the corona issue. A detailed SOP will be announced soon, he said.

The fifth phase of ongoing nationwide lockdown continues till June 30 but with a lot of relaxations except in containment zones.

Narendra Modi also spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about combating Coronavirus. He also spoke to the chief ministers of several other states and heads of almost all political parties.

According to a source at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Indian news agency ANI said that Prime Minister Modi called on former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil on Sunday. He discussed with the two former Presidents about the number of coronavirus traumatic events, medical conditions and lockdowns over the phone.

Modi also sought the advice and views of the two former presidents on what other steps should be taken by the government to control the transmission of the deadly virus. He also sought the views of the two former prime ministers, Manmohan Singh and HD Devegowda.