Sonowal bats for talks over Assam-Nagaland border dispute

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said dialogue and not disengagement should be the answer to end any distrust between the people living along the Assam-Nagaland boundary.
Meeting a six member delegation of Naga Hoho, the apex tribal body in Nagaland, here yesterday, he urged for frequent interaction among the people living along the boundary of the two states for their peaceful co-existence, a government release said.
Sonowal also batted for a proper platform where outstanding issues can be discussed in a congenial atmosphere and a way out thrashed out for their solution.
Asserting the need for frequent sporting and cultural exchanges between the two states, Sonowal called for a collective will to normalise the situation.

He also asked people to maintain peace and harmony and thwart all designs of anti-social elements.
The delegation, led by President of Hoho P Chuba Ozukum, included its General Secretary Mutsikhoyu Yhobu, Secretary Administration Chitho Nyuso, Secretary Assembly Elu Ndang, Secretary Customary and Cultural Affairs Mhonchumo and Secretary Finance Riinguto, the release added.
Inviting Sonowal to Nagaland, the Naga Hoho President also called for increased civil society interaction to ease out the differences and misunderstanding.