Aizawl, March 16 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the government will fulfill the 35-year-old demand to relocate Assam Rifles establishments from Aizawl to Zokhawsang for the Mizoram's development.

Shah, who arrived in Aizawl on a two-day visit, attended a function, marking the relocation of Assam Rifles establishments from Aizawl to a designated camp at Zokhawsang, about 15 km east of the state capital.

Speaking on the occasion, Shah said that the event is a milestone for the development of Mizoram and a symbol of the Centre's responsibility towards the Mizo people.

He said that the people have raised the demand for relocating the paramilitary force bases from Aizawl to Zokhawsang for around 35 years due to the t...