Assam CM Sarma Meets Nagaland CM Rio | Image: Twitter/ Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma held “fruitful” discussions with his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio on Sunday on issues of “mutual interest”.
CM Sarma tweeted afterwards, “Held a fruitful discussion with CM of Nagaland @Neiphiu_Rio ji on issues of mutual interest, people's welfare in both States and strengthening our friendship in presence of Nagaland's Dy CM Y Patton and ex-CM TR Zeliang. I appreciate Rio ji's warmth during the meeting”.
Notably, in July last year, the chief secretaries of both the states held a meeting in Nagaland’s Dimapur to de-escalate the tense situation at two locations in the Dessoi Valley Reserve Forest and Tsurangkong Valley following a stand-off between the armed police forces of Nagaland and Assam.
It was decided in the meeting that the security personnel of both states shall simultaneously move back from the site of the standoff to their respective base camps, reported ANI.
Assam CM Sarma Meets Nagaland CM Rio | Image: Twitter/ Himanta Biswa Sarma
An official statement said, “Nagaland and Assam shall monitor the area by surveillance using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and satellite imagery with a view to maintaining the status quo. The Superintendents of Police of the districts of Mokokchung (Nagaland) and Jorhat (Assam) shall ensure an orderly withdrawal of their respective forces and shall be responsible for it in the instant case”.
Five Assam Police personnel and a civilian were killed in the fierce gun battle between the two states following border disputes. Another injured policeman succumbed later taking the total number of killed policemen to six. Further, at least 50 people were injured in the incident. The Chief Secretaries of the two states met after the incident.
