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March 24, 2022
March 24, 2022
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March 24, 2022
The Assam-Mizoram border dispute saw tension escalate in the Gutguti-Gallacher area. According to reports, two abandoned houses were torched in Hailakandi district in Assam on June 4, 2021, allegedly by unidentified people from Mizoram. Additionally, they also constructed a structure on Assam’s territory. A case was filed with the Bairabi police station to identify the persons involved in the incident. LCW could not ascertain if arrests were made.
Vanlalfaka Ralte, the superintendent of police in Mizoram’s Kolasib district, told the media that abandoned houses were previously occupied by non-tribal people working at the paddy fields for the Mizos. He alleged that Bangladeshi immigrants had burnt the houses to flare up the border dispute between the two states. He, however, added that the disputed site falls within the territory of Mizoram and that the paddy field owners had land documents in Mizoram and paid land taxes to the state government.
Hailakandi district Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur, on the other hand, claimed that the area falls under the inner line reserve forest, spanning 509 square kilometres between the border districts of Assam and Mizoram. “Some temporary houses have been constructed 300 metres inside Assam’s territory by a group from Mizoram. These are forest areas, and we don’t have roads and proper ways of transport to reach the border area. But on Mizoram’s side, they have constructed roads to reach these areas,” she said. Some newspapers have reported incursions up to four kilometres inside Assam’s territory. According to Kaur, the matter has been taken up at a higher level by both the states.
Assam and Mizoram have been embroiled in a long-standing border dispute. Three districts in Assam -- Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi -- and three districts in Mizoram -- Kolasib, Mamit and Aizawl -- share a 164.6-kilometre border having several disputed areas. Despite multiple rounds of talk, the border dispute remains unsolved.
On September 24, 2014, a meeting was held between the officials of Assam and Mizoram in which the two states had agreed to maintain a status quo along the border. But since October 2020, several incidents of torching and encroachment have been reported along the inter-state boundary. In November 2020, alleged miscreants from Mizoram blew up two government schools in Cachar adjoining Haliakandi.
Demand for legal recognition of land rights
Demand to resolve the long-standing border dispute
Rural
Common and Private
Forest and Non-Forest
Total investment involved (in Crores):
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Has the Conflict Ended?
No
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Legislations/Policies Involved
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Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
No
What was the claim(s)/objection(s) raised by the community?
What was the Decision of the Concerned Government Department?
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Land record discrepancies
Legal Status:
Out of Court
Status of Case In Court
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
No
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
Case Number
Main Reasoning/Decision of court
Major Human Rights Violations Related to the Conflict:
Torching of houses
Whether criminal law was used against protestors:
No
Reported Details of the Violation:
Alleged miscreants from Mizoram reportedly torched two abandoned houses in the disputed border area.
Date of Violation
June 3, 2021
Location of Violation
Gutguti-Gallacher
Nature of Protest
Complaints/petitions/letters/memorandums to officials
Property damage/arson
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Office of the Deputy Commissioner Hailakandi, Assam; Office of the Deputy Commissioner Kolasib, Mizoram
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
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