An Assam police team reached New Delhi on Thursday to initiate “lawful action” against a Mizoram MP for his allegedly incendiary comments on Monday’s border clash that left six Assam policemen dead and further strained ties between the two north-eastern states over a territory dispute.
Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena from the ruling Mizo National Front had on Wednesday accused Assam police of entering Mizoram and pushing back the state’s cops from their post. He had told a TV channel: “And they (Assam police) gave firing orders first.… They are lucky we did not kill them all. If they come again, we shall kill them all.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, Assam police had said a team, including CID officers, would leave for Delhi to take “lawful action relating to the conspiracy in light of a media interview of Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena indicative of his active role in the conspiracy”.
The permission of the Speaker or the Chairman of the House concerned needs to be obtained for initiating any action against an MP, including questioning.
Assam police sources said their team, led by SSP (CID) B. Das, would first complete all official formalities before meeting Vanlalvena. “We will proceed as per the law,” a source said.
Travel advisory
The Assam government on Thursday issued a travel advisory asking people not to go to Mizoram and advised people from Assam working or staying in Mizoram to “exercise utmost caution”.
