The Assam assembly on Tuesday witnessed noisy scenes after the government conceded that Bangladesh and neighbouring states have encroached upon more than 700 acres of the state’s land.
As much as 500 acres were being encroached by Bangladesh along the border, while nearly 87 hectares were illegally occupied by Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya and a small stretch by West Bengal, Assam Accord Implementation Minister Bhumidhar Barman said in the House.
The infuriated opposition members, with their leader Chandra Mohan Patowary, demanded a detailed statement by the government on the steps taken in this regard.
The minister said the government had filed a case in the Supreme Court, which directed setting up of a local commission to solve the Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Meghalaya border disputes.
On steps taken by the government, Barman said government-level talks were on with neighbouring states during regular intervals to solve the matter.
On encroachment by Bangladesh, the state had approached the Centre to settle the matter, the minister informed.
Unhappy with the reply, opposition members created a din, demanding an all-party delegation visit the disputed border areas.
Terming the matter serious, Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai said he would look into the problem.
[Source: Rediff]
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You cannot contain 140 million people in half a state which used to be 65% of the Bengal. Assam, Meghlaya, Tripura and south half of Arunachal Pradesh was supposed to be part of East Pakistan but the people of that region did not get to vote except the Sylhet region of Assam which chose East Pakistan; currently Sylhet is the north east part of Bangladesh and they are prosperous.
Bengalis are just taking what they were meant for. It’s history all over again because the federal Indian government did not do much to help the people of NE India. Bangladesh is almost half of the Bengal state and it has three rising cities: Dhaka, Sylhet, and Chittagong. It’s developing faster than Calcutta. So, it’s the Indian government’s fault that the people of NE India is not fighting to stay with India.
Developing Faster than Calcutta? LOL
Bangladeshis illegally immigrate into India for the search of better livelihood and you talk about cities in Bangladesh being better developed!
Fine, I understand it is your country and no patriot is happy seeing his country in a poor light. But being jingoistic and justifying nonsense doesn’t change facts. Their is a problem out there we need to face it. I hope the respective governments talk the issue out.
Talking about fighting, it was India who fought for your rights in 1971. Okay, I wouldn’t have said this if it was not for your chesty post.