Assam and Meghalaya share a border of 885 km. At present, there is a dispute over 12 points on their boundaries. Meghalaya was carved out of Assam under the Assam Reorganization Act, 1971, a law it challenged, which has led to controversy. The decades-old border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya could be resolved using a "give and take" formula between the two neighbouring northeastern states, people involved in the ongoing talks have indicated.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma interacted with various political parties and organizations, including student bodies of the state, to apprise them of the progress made by both the states to amicably resolve the border issue.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tweeted, “Cabinet has approved the recommendations of all 3 Regional Committees as process to resolve the Meghalaya-Assam border issue. The recommendations of both States will be submitted to MHA along with HCM @himantabiswa
we will meet with Hon’ble HM @AmitShah ji for further action."
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “As part of our endeavour to bring a permanent and permanent solution to the decades-old border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya, we have held talks with representatives of AASU and organizations of Rabha, Gorkha, Garo and Bodo communities living in six different areas".
Before January 21, when Meghalaya is celebrating its 50th foundation day, efforts are on to finalize some deals soon.
The Chief Ministers of both the states had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah today in New Delhi, to resolve the matter. MHA will examine the reports before meeting both the chief ministers again post 26th January.