DC Cachar meets DC Kolasib at Lailapur; “Road blockade will continue,” local public

By barakbulletin On November 11, 2020 - 4:08 pm

DC Kolasib, H. Lalthlanglianam, and deputy commissioner of Cachar, along with the officers from respective administrations are at a meeting in Lailapur Beat Office. DC Kolasib has made several attempts to meet his counterpart in Cachar but he was not allowed by the agitating locals. Finally, he has managed to cross the border.

As per the available information, the meeting has been organised as per the instructions of the respective chief secretaries. Sources have informed that the agenda of the meeting is to come to a conclusion that will help in the resumption of traffic on the national highway that connects Mizoram with the rest of the world.

The road has been blocked for trucks since October 28 after a school was bombed allegedly by the Mizo-miscreants. Since then the locals in Dholai’s Lailapur area have been demanding for withdrawal of forces failing which, they said they will not remove the blockade.

The Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla had to intervene and call for a meeting with the chief secretaries of the two states. After the meeting, the chief secretary of Mizoram said that it will withdraw some of its forces and made it clear that some forces will continue to guard the territory that Assam claims to be inside its boundaries.

After the meeting, 200 stranded trucks returned to Assam from Mizoram and close to 60 trucks carrying essential commodities reached Mizoram. But the road has been blocked again by the agitating public.

“They have not withdrawn any forces from Assam, instead they have started providing arms to Mizo civilians. They continue to terrorize the locals and that is why we won’t withdraw our blockade,” said a local resident who is also the spokesperson of the blockade.

Yesterday, Hailakandi Police arrested more than 50 protestors to clear the track that connects freight trains to Mizoram.

As per our correspondent, so far, the meeting has not resulted in conclusive decisions and the locals are stuck to their demand.