Guwahati: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya will sign an agreement in New Delhi to settle a boundary dispute involving six regions on March 29.
This was informed by the Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma after he received official notice from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Sangma said, “I have received the official communication that the honourable Home Minister has fixed the date for 29th (March) at 4:30 pm. This communication has come from MHA Secretary Piyush Goyal, so all preparation has been made for 29th.”
As pressure mounted on the National People’s Party-led MDA government for a relook into the interstate boundary settlement, Sangma said, “We have discussed it with all our coalition partners and they shared the information. It is always our endeavour to see how we can see find a solution and ensure that all concerns are met but of course, there will always be a limitation. We have gone through heavy exercise in the last six months so, we may not able to resolve all the issues, but it will always be our endeavour to try and resolve as far as possible.”
Many villagers have expressed dissatisfaction with the thought of being annexed by Assam, and the NPP’s allies are trying to persuade the government not to take any action that might harm the border communities.
It may be mentioned that on January 29, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sangma signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which was forwarded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on January 31.