Assam Meghalaya likely to sign final agreement to end dispute in 6 areas on Mar 27

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 14, 2022

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said the signing of the agreement for resolving the six areas of difference between Assam and Meghalaya will take place in New Delhi on March 27.

“The signing of this agreement and the final discussion with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will take place within this month itself. The tentative date which has come to me is March 27,” Sangma said while replying to the budget discussion in the Assembly.

“Therefore, all the cabinet colleagues and officials who are involved in this will be going to Delhi to mark this very important occasion and I am hopeful March 27 will be a historic day where we will be able to come to a final conclusion and sign the agreement on the six locations,” he added.

On the relocation of the Sweepers’ Colony from Them Iew Mawlong, the chief minister said the state government is very close to resolving the issue as well.

“Within a few weeks or a month’s time, we should be able to once again come to an even more important step,” he assured.

Stating that the Meghalaya High Court had recently passed an order with regards to the case, Sangma said, “I will not speak much about it as it may be sub-judice but this is again another subject which the court has taken cognizance of it and they have come out with some observation which I am sure will go in favour of us (in order to resolve the issue) in a very amicable way.”