Zoramthanga Mizoram Chief Minister, has asked the Assam Rifles to shift their base from the heart of State capital Aizawl to Zokhawsang as soon as possible besides stepping up vigil along the border with Myanmar to check drug-trafficking.
The MNF (Mizo National Front) government in 1988 asked the Assam Rifles to shift from Aizawl after the killing of 12 civilians in an “encounter”.
The MNF (Mizo National Front) returned to power in 2018 and the issue of shifting was taken up at a meeting between Mr. Zoramthanga and Lt. Gen. Sukhdeep Sangwan, the DGAR (Director General of Assam Rifles), to ease a stand-off over the paramilitary force’s alleged violation of COVID-19 protocols and boycott of the Independence Day celebration.
A Mizoram government spokesperson said on Thursday i.e. 3rd September, “The DGAR called on the Chief Minister yesterday (Wednesday) and they underlined the need for healthy cooperation between the two entities. The Chief Minister urged Lt. Gen. Sangwan to shift their base to Zokhawsang at the earliest and also to help check drug-trafficking along the India-Myanmar border.”
