- GUWAHATI — Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the border disputes between
Assam and Meghalaya will be resolved soon as both states are abiding by the
agreement signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve
the issues.
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- CM Sarma said, "As of now, there are six areas of
dispute between Assam and Meghalaya, of which three will be resolved at any
point in time. However, I believe that the Meghalaya government has been
waiting to resolve disputes in the other three areas as well."
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- He also mentioned that both state governments are bound to
follow the agreement signed between them.
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- The Chief Ministers said, "Central paramilitary forces
are looking into areas of dispute, and we must follow the guidelines mentioned
in the agreement signed by both state governments."
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- Earlier, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma asserted
that the hill state witnessed peace because of an improved law and order
situation, while there has been progress on resolving the border issue with
Assam.
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- CM Sangma said that the Meghalaya government is in constant
talks with the Assam government to resolve areas of dispute along the border
between the two states.
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- He said, "The state government is actively engaged with
the government of Assam to resolve the areas of differences and we are working
on resolving the next six areas of differences."
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- CM Sangma also said that the state government successfully
evacuated students and workers of Meghalaya who got stranded in Bangladesh due
to unrest in the neighbouring country.
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- "The law-and-order situation in the state was peaceful
and there was progress on the resolution of the interstate border dispute with
Assam," the Meghalaya CM said.
