The governments of Assam and Meghalaya signed a “historic agreement” on Tuesday to solve their 50-year-old boundary dispute in the national capital, where they met. During a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya signed the agreement. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also there.
With help from the chief secretaries of both states and other state and federal officials, the two leaders of Assam and Meghalaya signed a deal that would help them work together.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said this at the event: “A 50-year-old boundary dispute between Assam and Meghalaya has been solved today. 6 of the 12 points of disagreement have been settled, which makes up about 70% of the boundary. This is good news for both sides. Resolving the rest of the issues will be the priority.”
“Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi Ji has done a lot to help the northeast. When Assam and Meghalaya signed a deal to solve their boundary dispute today, the Union Home Minister said, “I congratulate the two governments and their teams on this important step.”
MoU was signed two months after the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya sent Shah a draught resolution on January 31 for the MHA to look at and think about.
They developed a draft resolution to solve their border disputes in six of the 12 “areas of difference” along the 884-km boundary. This is what they came up with.
In the proposed plan for 36.79 square km of land, Assam will keep 18.51 square km and give Meghalaya the rest of the land.
When Assam and Meghalaya signed a deal to end their boundary dispute, it was important because it had been going on for a long time. Long-running land disputes began in 1972 when Meghalaya was cut out of Assam and became its state.
The border issues came about because different people read the agreement for the new state differently.
