Aizawl: Mizoram council of ministers, chaired by CM Lalduhoma on Wednesday, reaffirmed the state govt’s opposition to the proposed fencing along the India-Myanmar border, according to a govt press statement.The agenda submitted by the state home department said, “Proposal for deliberation and formulation of the state govt’s opinion on the intention of the Centre to fence India-Myanmar border.”
After deliberations, the council noted that the state govt had already expressed its objection through an official resolution in the legislative assembly, particularly against fencing along the Mizoram section of the border.However, the ministers acknowledged that while the state remains firm in its stance, it does not have the authority to block the Centre’s proposal, as the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Union govt.Mizoram shares a 404-km-long porous international border with Myanmar’s Chin state, where the population comprises ethnic Mizos with shared culture, traditions, religious affinity, and ancestry.
