Assam minister interacts with residents near the Mizoram border

GUWAHATI:

In the wake of untoward incidents along the Assam-Mizoram border, state minister Parimal Suklabaidya visited the affected areas on Thursday and interacted with residents and police personnel posted on the border outposts.

The extensive stock-taking visit of the minister covered areas such as Tulartol, Baghewala, Singua and Lailapur near the inter-state border.

Suklabaidya, who was accompanied by gaon panchayat members and police officials, interacted with residents of the areas affected by the incidents and took stock of their problems.

He further inspected the new border outposts (BOPs) set up at Singua and also assured to set up two more BOPs at Tulartol and Baghewala as desired by the residents.

During the visit, Suklabaidya, who is also a legislator from Dholai constituency in Cachar district, spoke to the police personnel deployed on the border outposts and local police stations and directed them to be vigilant against any untoward incidents which might escalate further tension among residents.

The minister also informed the residents that he has been in constant contact with senior police officials regarding the line of incidents.

“We have assured the residents of the affected areas of all support and cooperation to the citizens as conveyed by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal,” the minister later tweeted.

It may be recalled that the minister had on October 18 rushed to Lailapur to take stock of the situation hours after miscreants had set on fire several shops and huts in the border area in Cachar district.

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