Assam-Arunachal border dispute: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday (April 20) signed an agreement for the settlement of an inter-state boundary dispute in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in the nationwide capital. The memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal counterpart Prema Khandu to resolve the lengthy pending border dispute alongside the boundaries of each northeastern states.
Home Minister Shah termed the border agreement as a “historic” occasion and mentioned it ended decades-long disputes. “The signing of an agreement for the settlement of an inter-state boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh is a very big achievement. Today, we have crossed the milestone for the establishment of a developed, peaceful and conflict-free northeast,” he mentioned.
Assam CM Sarma mentioned that the MoU between the 2 states will show to be a milestone. “The signing of an MoU between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh today to settle an inter-state boundary dispute will prove to be a milestone. This will bring peace and development to the Northeast region,” he mentioned.
Sarma additional mentioned that after 51 years, one of India’s longest-running inter-state disputes comes to a decisive end. “Today’s agreement with Arunachal Pradesh is in line with similar efforts made with Meghalaya in last 2 years. This will boost the spirit of bonhomie in North East & strengthen our federal structure as it brings a new paradigm to resolve differences between states,” he mentioned in a tweet.
Meanwhile, Khandu termed the agreement as a “historic” motion. “The border dispute was settled today by signing the MoU between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This is a historic movement for both states,” mentioned Arunachal CM.
Assam-Arunachal border dispute
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share an 804.1-km-long border. The two states have been in discussions to resolve the border dispute with Sarma and Khandu signing the Namsai Declaration on July 15 final yr whereby they’d pledged to discover a answer quickly. Officials mentioned the 2 states determined to resolve the dispute in 123 villages.
Assam cupboard to resolve the decades-long border dispute
The Assam cupboard on April 19 accepted the suggestions given by 12 Regional Committees shaped by the state authorities to resolve the decades-long border dispute subject with Arunachal Pradesh. The determination was taken in the course of the state cupboard assembly held in Guwahati.
Announcing the cupboard selections, Assam Minister Ashok Singhal mentioned that the lengthy pending border dispute subject between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh goes to resolve. The State cupboard additionally accepted an funding of ₹8201.29 crore for 8 mega initiatives in the state and the MoUs shall be signed on May 9. Around 6,100 individuals shall be benefited from direct employment below these initiatives. The State cupboard additionally accepted offering a month-to-month pension of ₹15,000 every to 301 Loktantra Senani of the 1975 Emergency.
On the opposite hand, the State cupboard accepted a three way partnership firm of Oil India Limited and Assam Gas Company (51 per cent share) for metropolis gasoline service. Earlier in March 2022, Assam and Meghalaya governments had signed a historic agreement right here in the nationwide capital to resolve their 50-year-old pending border dispute. The agreement was signed between Assam and Meghalaya two months after a draft decision was submitted by the Chief Ministers of the 2 states to Amit Shah on January 31 for examination and consideration by the MHA.
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