After 6 Killed In Violent Border Clash, Assam Chief Minister Says This
NDTV
The firing by the Assam police and state forest guards at Mukroh in a disputed area of the Assam-Meghalaya border claimed six lives a week ago.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday said that he does not approve of police firing on civilians, which should be resorted to only against terrorists and criminals.
The firing by the Assam police and state forest guards at Mukroh in a disputed area of the Assam-Meghalaya border which claimed six lives a week ago will, however, have no impact on the ''broader landscape of relations" between the two states, Sarma told a press conference here.
Negotiations are on between the two northeastern states and any boundary adjustment will happen through the Committee formed for the purpose by them, he said.
"Taking the life of civilians is not acceptable...Police should use its weapons against terrorists and criminals and not against civilians. I do not approve of the firing," he said after presiding over a cabinet meeting.
