Tension prevailed along the Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur on Tuesday after authorities attempted to lift a three-day blockade by truckers protesting alleged harassment of commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram, officials said.
The truckers resisted the Cachar district administration’s move to clear the highway and resume traffic, parking heavy vehicles across the road and refusing to allow goods consignments to pass through the Lailapur checkpoint.
The drivers said the authorities should address their safety concerns rather than focus on restoring the movement of commercial traffic.
The protest entered its third day on Tuesday, with the truckers refusing to transport goods to Mizoram until a permanent solution is found to what they described as recurring harassment of commercial vehicle operators crossing the state border.
The drivers alleged that truckers entering Mizoram routinely face hostility, intimidation and other unwarranted difficulties.
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