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Aizawl, Oct 23 (PTI) Twenty-four people were held on Thursday for allegedly blocking a vital highway in Mizoram, protesting its dilapidated condition, officials said.

The Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA)’s Kolasib unit and Joint Action Committee of drivers and owners of commercial vehicles announced a four-day strike on NH-306/06, the state’s lifeline, to protest its dilapidated condition and the sluggish pace of repairs.

Kolasib’s SP David H Lalthangliana told PTI that the strike did not affect vehicle movement as sufficient police personnel were deployed at various sites.

He said 24 people, including leaders of MTA and JAC, were detained for violating prohibitory orders.

There was no serious law and order issue during the strike, which began around 7 am, he s

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