Both Assam And Meghalaya Claim Violence-Hit Village In Their Territory
NDTV
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Monday said the village is very much a part of Meghalaya; Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said it is part of his state
In a development that might kindle a new controversy over interstate borders between Assam and Meghalaya, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a reply in the assembly said the disputed Mukroh village falls under the state's jurisdiction.
Reacting to it, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Monday said the village is very much a part of Meghalaya.
On November 22 last year, a clash between the Assam Police, forest guards and civilians along the border with Meghalaya left six people dead, including five villagers in Meghalaya. Several were injured at Mukroh village in West Jaintia Hills district along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border.
In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Bidya Sing Engleng, Mr Sarma said Mukroh village is a part of West Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
