Assam-Arunachal border dispute likely to be resolved by next year, says Amit Shah
The Hindu
Amit Shah said the governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam were working for an amicable and permanent resolution of the inter-state boundary dispute
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 21 said the inter-state boundary dispute between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam is likely to be resolved by next year.
Asserting that efforts are underway to make northeast insurgency-free, he claimed 9,000 militants from the region have surrendered during the last eight years of the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre.
Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Ramakrishna Mission School at Narottam Nagar in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Shah said the Centre was committed to bringing peace and development to the region.
He said the governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam were working for an amicable and permanent resolution of the inter-state boundary dispute.
"Youths of northeast no longer carry guns and petrol bombs. They are now carrying laptops and are launching startups. This is the path of development that the Centre has envisaged for the region," he said.
"Manipur, which was earlier known for bandhs and blockades for more than 200 days a year, is now witnessing a sea of change without any bandh during the last five years of BJP rule in the state," he said.
Mr. Shah said the insurgency in the Bodoland region of Assam was resolved through the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.