Assam – Meghalaya Boundary Dispute: HSPDP urges Meghalaya to resume 2nd phase of talks with Assam

Shillong, Aug 14: The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) on Wednesday urged the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government to resume the second phase of border talks with its Assam counterpart for resolving the six remaining areas of difference shared between the two states.

In a letter submitted to the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma during a meeting, HSPDP president KP Pangniang said, “…the party expresses its gratitude (for) the bold decision taken by the MDA government under your leadership that six sectors of the century long pending unsettle dispute of interstate boundary has been materialized in 2022 and the remaining 2nd phase of the six sectors which is still pending.”

“Nevertheless, the HSPDP urges the government to resume the settlement of the 2nd phase with its Assam counterpart with immediate effect. The party is of utmost gratitude to the MDA government for tackling this unfinished task of the long standing dispute of the interstate boundary,” he said.

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Speaking to reporters, Pangniang said that the chief minister has assured the delegation to soon resume the second phase of border talks with the Assam counterpart. According to him, the CM is likely to meet the Assam CM before the upcoming autumn session of the state Assembly.

Further, he said the regional committees have already been constituted by both the state governments, adding that the deputy commissioner of West Khasi Hills had convened a meeting of the regional committee and is ready with the documentation to be submitted to Assam counterpart during the upcoming meeting.

It may be mentioned here that the regional committee for West Khasi Hills headed by cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh had maintained that Meghalaya’s claim over 54 villages under the Langpih sector is very strong.

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