New Delhi:The round of talks between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga to discuss the pending Assam border issue has been postponed to Wednesday after the former's absence for the meeting scheduled on Monday, sources told ETV Bharat.
"The meeting has been postponed due to the unavailability of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma," a senior official in the Home Ministry told ETV Bharat.
A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah held border talks with chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on September 15, both the CMs had decided to meet to discuss an amicable solution over the border dispute between the two states. The meeting was earlier scheduled to be held in the North Block on Monday, but was deferred.
As informed by an MHA official, Home Minister Amit Shah has prompted Sarma to expedite the talks for finding an amicable solution over the border disputes with neighboring states. "The Home Minister has asked Assam Chief Minister to take pro-active steps and resolve border dispute at the political level," said the official. Earlier on Friday, both the CMs reportedly held a telephonic conversation wherein they had decided to meet on Monday to hold talks on the border dispute. However, the meeting has now been deferred.
Chief Minister Sarma came back from Bengaluru on Sunday late evening and departed for Guwahati on Monday morning, the official said. "Before leaving for Guwahati, Sarma called on Solicitor General Tushar Mehta at his residence in New Delhi this morning," he added.