Assam-Meghalaya border row: CMs to assess 12 areas of difference by November third week

SHILLONG:

The Chief Ministers of both Assam and Meghalaya are likely to conduct a joint visit to one of the twelve “areas of difference” by the third week of this month, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on November 1.

Sangma informed that he had a telephonic conversation with the Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and decided to extend the timing for the regional committees of both the states to submit their reports by another two to three weeks in view of the bye-polls.

Previously, the regional committees – which are tasked with the responsibility of making joint visits to the six areas of differences along the inter-state border – were supposed to submit their reports on October 30.

Sangma further informed that tentatively by the second week or third week of November, the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma along with him will make visits to at least one if not two or three locations.

“(However), we have not confirmed the exact date because both of us have got different programmes during that time,” he added.

If Langpih in West Khasi Hills district is in their list of the proposed locations, the Chief Minister said, “We will see (as) we have not finalised (the area). We have listed down two-three locations and based on the situation that is there and overall convenience of all of us, we will choose the location. We want to give a confidence boosting message to the people.”

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