Guwahati, Aug. 21 -- The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Mizoram's premier student organization, has urged the state government to strengthen security and increase vigilance along the Assam border to prevent a possible influx from the neighboring state, said an MZP leader on Wednesday.

This appeal followed reports that a large group of non-tribal individuals tried to enter Mizoram and became agitated after facing a long wait for Inner Line Permits (ILPs) at the Vairengte gate near the Assam border on Monday night.

MZP president H Lalthianghlima expressed concern that non-tribals, particularly Bangladeshi immigrants, might be attempting to enter Mizoram to escape the eviction drive initiated by Assam authorities targeting illegal immigrants.

He...