BJP MPs from North East on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and submitted a memorandum, apprising him of the developments in the region against the backdrop of the ongoing border dispute between Assam and Mizoram. The BJP MPs accused a section of politicians led by the Congress for politicizing the issue.
“Through 2018, they tried to make CAA and NRC political issues but the people of North East gave them a befitting reply. Now, they are stoking tempers between Assam and Mizoram,” the BJP MPs said.
The memorandum also praised the Modi-led NDA Government’s “development work in the Northeast”, calling it “historic and unparalleled”. In a related development, Mizoram Governor K Hari Babu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday and said the Centre is trying to find a solution to the border issue.
In the memorandum, the BJP MPs highlighted various issues pertaining to the region, including the border row. “A series of confidence-building measures have (been) taken over last few days by both Assam and Mizoram governments, yet actions of Congress remain devious and mischievous,” they said.
The BJP MPs said that they want to convey to all those elements who view the Assam-Mizoram issue as a means of “spreading chaos in India that their shenanigans will not work”. The MPs further alleged that during the tenure of the previous Congress governments, chief ministers of Northeastern states had to wait for hours before they could get an appointment from Congress leaders and if they managed to get the appointment “they would play with their pets”.
“Today North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) is looking after the inclusive development of Northeastern states. Unable to digest this, Congress and its ecosystem is trying many dirty tricks. In 2018 they tried to make CAA and NRC a political issue but the people of the Northeast gave them a befitting reply. Today they are trying to stoke tempers between Assam and Mizoram,” said the BJP MPs in their memorandum to the Prime Minister.
Speaking to the media post the meeting, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused “elements from outside our country” of “fuelling violence by making inciting statements”. “Former Prime Ministers Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were not sensitive to the aspirations of Mizo and Naga communities,” they said.
The MPs from Northeast further said, “The Naga-accord, Bodo accord, Bru Reang moved towards peaceful resolutions. Northeast is home to infrastructures like Bogibeel Bridge and Dhola Sadiya bridge. Insurgency and violence have been reduced. On the contrary, Congress has no regard for the culture of the Northeast.”
Earlier, the PM met Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to discuss the border situation and ways to diffuse the tensions between two states, as per sources.
Meanwhile, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he has directed state police to withdraw FIR against Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena as a “goodwill gesture”. However, he further said that cases against the other police officers will be pursued.