The Mizo Students’ Union (MSU) has strongly condemned the bomb blast at the Upper Painom (Phainuam) LP School at Phainuam Buarchep near the Assam-Mizoram border in Kolasib district.
The student body alleged that the attack on the school had been perpetrated by illegal immigrant miscreants staying in Assam.
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“MSU believes that the sole purpose of this action is to foster hatred between the Assamese and Mizo people and destroy the unity amongst the people of the Northeast,” said a statement issued by the organisation.
The MSU said the attack on the school had been carried out to defame the people of Mizoram.
The organisation also submitted a complaint regarding the incident at the Vairente Police Station on Saturday.
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It said that there can be a better mutual understanding between the Mizoram and Assam governments on the current border dispute.
The organisation also appealed to its co-workers under the umbrella of North-East Forum for Indegenous People (NEFIP) to work together to strengthen unity among the people of Northeast.