EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH DIBRUGARH WITNESSES MYANMAR: STATE OF GERMANY, AUSTRALIA Max 33°c decline in COVID-19 emergency extended with win to set up Min 26°c positive cases P4 coup leader as PM P6 semifinal meeting P10 Humidity 59% VOL XII, ISSUE 439 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI SILCHAR KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 NO PLANS FOR CBI PROBE IN BORDER CLASHES Assam-Mizo border: All-party Centre trying peaceful solution delegation to approach Centre CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE SILCHAR: An all-party dele- gation led by Speaker of the to Assam-Mizoram dispute Assam Legislative Assembly, AGENCIES in regular touch with the two five Assam police personnel Biswajit Daimary has decid- Chief Ministers -- Himanta and a civilian, the two func- ed to support Government’s NEW DELHI: The Centre has no Biswa Sarma (Assam) and Zo- tionaries said so far no deci- infrastructural development plans to order an inquiry by ramthanga (Mizoram). sion has been taken in this works along Assam-Mizoram a neutral agency like the CBI Zoramthanga also tweeted, regard. inter-state border and took a into the recent fatal clashes “I still hope for an amicable Besides, there has been no unanimous decision in this along the Assam-Mizoram solution to the #AssamMizo- formal request from either regard at a meeting held at The all-party meeting of Assam Assembly presided over by Speaker Biswajit border but is trying to defuse ramBorderTension from the of the state governments for the Deputy Commissioner’s Daimari at the office of the Cachar DC on Saturday evening. Photo: DDIPR the situation as early as possi- Central Government.” a probe by a neutral agency, office here on Saturday. Mizoram Police fired on As- in the reserve forest area ble in a peaceful manner. He also tagged Prime Min- they said. At the meeting, the delega- sam Police and government along the border, then there Two senior government ister Narendra Modi, Union “Both the state govern- tion unanimously resolved officials on duty while guard- is a need to formulate new functionaries said the Central Home Minister Shah, and ments are cooperating and the that steps required to be tak- ing Assam’s constitutional policies or enact laws in the government does not want to the chief ministers of Megha- central government is assured en at the border security level boundary last Monday. interest of border protection”. take any decision that may laya, Nagaland, Arunachal that there will be no more would have the support of the While addressing the mem- MLA Jayanta Malla Ba- further escalate the ground Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura border flare-ups,” one of them delegation. bers present at the meeting, ruah also advised that care situation. and Sikkim in the tweet. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said. The meeting decided to Speaker Daimary said, “Just should be taken so that no They said the Central Assam CM Sarma respond- agrees for dialogue at HM Amit Shah’s intervention. Following the July 26 vio- approach the Central Gov- as all parties in Mizoram are one is evicted within the con- government wants a peace- ed through a tweet: “Our main the people of both states. Hon- through discussion.” lence, both Assam and Mizo- ernment with an all-party united in protecting the bor- stitutional limits of the state. ful resolution of the current focus is on keeping the spirit ble CM @ZoramthangaCM Asked whether a neutral ram Police registered separate delegation to resolve the ders of Mizoram, all parties in MLA Kamalakhya Dey Pur- border dispute between As- of North-East alive. What hap- had promised to call me post probe agency like the CBI will cases naming each others’ po- border dispute. The meeting our state must also be united. kayastha and MLA Abdul Ka- sam and Mizoram and Union pened along the Assam-Mizo- his quarantine. Border dis- be given the task to probe the litical leaders and police and condemned the manner in If the current policy and law rim Barbhuiya also support- Home Minister Amit Shah is ram border is unacceptable to putes can only be resolved July 26 clashes which killed civil officials. Pg 5 which Mizo miscreants and do not allow for settlements ed the government’s... Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT Selling tobacco Mizoram to ‘relook’ FIR Assam blocking New RBI rules on products near Incidents unacceptable, talk medical supplies: interchange fee against Assam CM: chief secy on ATM comes schools should only solution: CM Sarma AGENCIES Mizo Health Min into effect be banned: CLPF AGENCIES ASSAM CHIEF MINISTER SARMA, Chief Minister Himanta Bis- AIZAWL: In a major develop- AIZAWL: Mizoram Health Minis- WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH wa Sarma and Mizoram CM ment, the Mizoram govern- ter R Lalthangliana claimed on NEW DELHI: The new direc- AGENCIES GUWAHATI/AIZAWL: Six days af- Zoramthanga telephonically ment on Sunday said that they Sunday that medical supplies, tions issued by the Reserve ter a violent clash between po- CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND earlier in the day to defuse will relook at the FIR regis- including COVID-19 test kits, Bank of India (RBI), raising GUWAHATI: Assam Chamber of lice forces of Assam and Miz- ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN AN the border tension between tered against Assam chief min- were being blocked from enter- interchange fee on ATM Commerce, Consumer Voice, oram claimed seven lives and FIR BY MIZORAM POLICE, ALSO the two Northeastern neigh- ister Himanta Biswa Sarma ing the state from Assam due transactions, along with New Delhi and Consumers’ Le- injured over 50 people, Chief SPOKE OF KEEPING ALIVE THE bours. over the recent border clashes to the imposition of blockade making the bulk clearing gal Protection Forum (CLPF) Minister Himanta Biswa “Our main focus is on keep- between the two states. in the Barak Valley region fol- facility available round the said that the state shall abide Sarma on Sunday said such SPIRIT OF THE NORTH EAST IN A ing the spirit of North-East The development was in- lowing the border dispute. clock, came into effect from by the Cigarettes and Other incidents along the inter-state TWITTER POST. alive. What happened along formed by Mizoram chief sec- Lalnunmawia Chuaungo. Assam, however, said that Sunday. On June 10, the RBI Tobacco Products Act of 2003 border are “unacceptable” the Assam-Mizoram border is retary Lalnunmawia Chuaun- said. Notably, the Mizoram Po- no organisation is currently had raised the interchange Law. They also jointly declared to people of both the states by Mizoram Police, also spoke unacceptable to the people of go. He also said that the CM lice booked Assam Chief Min- staging any blockade in the fee on financial transactions that that its members shall re- and advocated a resolution of keeping alive the spirit of both states. Honble CM @Zo- and him were not aware of the ister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state. from Rs 15 to Rs 17, while frain from selling any kind of through talks. the North East in a twitter ramthangaCM had promised FIR. six senior officials and 200 un- Mizoram is currently bat- that for non-financial trans- tobacco products to children Assam Chief Minister Sar- post. to call me post his quarantine. “CM (Zoramthanga) and I identified policemen, holding tling the second wave of the actions was revised from Rs and youth. Considering the ma, who has been charged The tweet comes after Border disputes can only be were unaware. CM has told them responsible for the July pandemic and is one of the 5 to Rs 6. The interchange consumption of Tobacco prod- with criminal conspiracy and Union Home Minister Amit resolved through discussion,” me to relook. I will talk to the 26 violence on the Assam-Miz- most affected states in the fee is paid by the bank that ucts and injurious ... Pg 5 attempt to murder in an FIR Shah spoke to both Assam Sarma said in his tweet. Pg 5 officers,” the chief secretary oram border. Pg 5 country. Pg 5 has issued a card, to the bank where the cardholder... Pg 5 Assam reports 15 Sushanta Borgohain 20% surcharge on power bills of Rainfall seven percent more deaths, 989 formally joins BJP below normal in July new positive cases tea folk, BPL consumers waived AGENCIES classified as below normal. GUWAHATI: Assam reported CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE government has decided to July recorded extremely 15 more deaths due to Cov- waive a 20% electricity sur- NEW DELHI: After its vigorous heavy rainfall over coastal and id19 infection and 784 new GUWAHATI: Assam Govern- charge on their pending bills. revival in the first week of central Maharashtra, Goa, positive cases in the last 24 ment exempted the tea The due bills can be paid in July that saw floods, cloud- Karnataka. hours. Confirming the news, garden labourers and BPL 10 instalments.” CM Sarma burst and landslides in several Several towns and cities in Assam chief minister Him- consumers in the state from also mentioned that results parts of the country, the South- Maharashtra were deluged to anta Biswa Sarma in a tweet paying a 20% surcharge on of office cum field assistant/ west Monsoon ended with a very heavy rainfall which re- on Sunday evening said the their pending electricity drivers/sahayaks will be seven per cent deficit for the sulted in catastrophic events new cases were confirmed bills. declared soon. Around 1600 month, the India Meteorologi- like landslides claiming scores out of 91,123 tests. Chief min- From now onwards their candidates had applied for cal Department (IMD) said on of lives and damaging proper- ister Sarma informed that arrear bills can be paid in 10 the above-mentioned posts, Sunday.