Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah, brief him on border pact

New Delhi, January 20

A day after agreeing to resolve the decades-old border disputes, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and apprised him about the outcome of their discussions and how to settle the issue amicably.

The two chief ministers on Wednesday had said Assam and Meghalaya Governments agreed to resolve the border disputes and came to a consensus on the villages and identified natural boundaries such as rivers and forests.

“I along with HCM Meghalaya Sri @SangmaConrad met Adarniya Griha Mantri Sri @AmitShah ji in New Delhi. We apprised HM on the outcomes of discussions held between Assam and Meghalaya governments to resolve the border disputes amicably. We’re grateful for his guidance,” Sarma tweeted after attending the hour-long meeting with Sangma.

Sangma also tweeted: “Called on Hon’ble HM, @AmitShah ji with HCM of Assam, @himantabiswa ji and apprised him on the reports of the regional committees. He expressed happiness on the initiative taken by both states in the matter. The MHA will examine the reports and we will meet HM again post January 26.”

Sarma on Wednesday had said the two states would submit their recommendations to the Centre and urge it to take the matter forward.

“The Assam-Meghalaya border issue was discussed in the (state) Cabinet. The regional committees of both states have come to a consensus, and agreement has also been reached at the Chief Minister-level,” he had said.

The Union Home Ministry is now expected to finalise a “conclusion”, but more or less the structure has been reached after a long-drawn exercise between the two states, Sangma had said.

The boundary demarcation will be done after the due procedure in Parliament, he said.

There are 36 villages in the six places of difference, covering an area of 36.79 sq km. —