Mizoram MLA warns of Assam poll provocations, urges border fortification

• Mizoram MLA Lalrinsanga Ralte urged the state government to strengthen security along the Assam border.
• Ralte warned of potential provocations from Assam ahead of its assembly elections, likely in April.
• He alleged Assam uses border issues for political leverage and disregards status quo agreements post-2021 clash.
• The MLA criticized Mizoram's slow pace in converting temporary Border Outposts into permanent facilities, unlike Assam.
• The long-standing border dispute between Mizoram and Assam stems from conflicting colonial-era demarcations (1875 and 1933).