Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 29 MAR: Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Meghalaya chief minister, Conrad K. Sangma, have signed a historic agreement, today, for settlement of the interstate boundary between the two states, in respect of six out of twelve areas of difference. The agreement was signed in presence of union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Shah said that today is a historic day for a dispute-free North East. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made several efforts for the peace process, development, prosperity and promotion of the cultural heritage of North East, which we all have witnessed, since 2014, when he became the Prime Minister. He said that after becoming the Home Minister in 2019, when I met the Prime Minister, he spoke about the priorities of the government in these four areas. He said that this journey from 2019 to 2022 has been successful in achieving a huge milestone.
Mr Shah said that during the last three years, the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed several agreements to end extremism and bring lasting peace to the North Eastern states.
He said NLFT (SD) agreement was signed in August, 2019 to bring the extremists in the mainstream of society in Tripura which contributed greatly in making Tripura a peaceful state. Then a landmark agreement was signed on 16 January, 2020, to solve the 23-year-old Bru-Reang refugee crisis forever. Under this, more than 37,000 tribals who were leading a difficult life are now living a life of dignity today.
Mr Shah said that the Bodo Accord signed on 27 January 2020 resolved the 50 year old Bodo issue while maintaining the original form of Assam. The Assam Government and the Government of India have fulfilled 95 percent of the terms of this agreement and today Bodoland is known as a peaceful region and is on the path of development. The Karbi-Anglong Agreement was signed on 4 September, 2021 to resolve the long-standing dispute in the Karbi regions of Assam. Under this, more than 1,000 armed cadres surrendered and joined the mainstream.
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