असम-अरुणाचल के बीच अंर्तराज्यीय सीमा विवाद सुलझा: दिल्ली में शाह के सामने दोनों राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री ने समझौते पर साइन किए

Resolved the long-standing inter-state border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. On Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.

During this, Amit Shah said that the signing of the settlement agreement is a huge achievement. Today we have crossed the milestone of establishing a developed, peaceful and conflict-free North East.

The Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh signed the agreement in the presence of Amit Shah.

Assam and Meghalaya border dispute was resolved in 2022
According to media reports, the decision was taken during a meeting of the state cabinet in Guwahati, chaired by Chief Minister Sarma. At the same time, tell that earlier in March 2022, the government of Assam and Meghalaya had resolved the 50-year-old border dispute by signing the agreement.

Assam-Arunachal interstate border dispute started in 1972
Since 1979, Arunachal Pradesh claimed 1,000 sq km of Assam’s plains. There is an 804.1 km long border between Arunachal and Assam. In 1972, Arunachal became a separate state after being separated from Assam. Between 1972 and 1979, 396 km border was fixed. But there was a dispute regarding the survey and the work got stuck. A 1951 notification was implemented, which Arunachal does not accept.

In 1951, the Central Government formed the Bordoloi Committee. This committee recommended the transfer of 3,648 km of plains (today’s Darrang, Dhemaji and Jonoi districts) to Assam. Arunachal says it was not consulted in the process. The plains that have been given to Assam are inhabited by the people of Arunachal and they have custom and traditional rights over these areas. It was also recognized by the Ahom rulers of the region.

Several attempts have been made to resolve
In 1979, both the governments had formed a joint committee, but no solution was found. In 1983, Arunachal sent a proposal to Assam asking for 956 sq km of land. In 1989, the Assam government filed a civil suit in the Supreme Court in this matter. In 2007, before the Tarun Chatterjee Commission, Arunachal claimed an area increased from 956 sq km to 1,119.2 sq km in the proposal. In 2009, Assam rejected this claim. The Chatterjee Commission is said to have accepted 70%-80% of Arunachal’s claims. After this, between 2005 and 2014, there was tension and violence in both the states.