Aizawl, Jan. 28 -- Mizoram's apex student body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Monday wrote to the Centre urging it to reconsider the decision to lift the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and fence the Indo-Myanmar border.

In a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, sent through Mizoram Governor V.K. Singh, MZP stated that the FMR with Myanmar has played a vital role in preserving and fostering the Mizo way of life and cultural ties between ethnic Mizos of the two countries.

It facilitated cross-border contact, economic activities, resource sharing, and participation in each other's cultural, religious ceremonies, and community events.

"The proposed termination of the FMR and the fencing of the Indo-Myanmar border threaten to sever these bonds, ...