Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to exclude his state from the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.
"As a result of the protocol, the Radcliff Line demarcating the India-Bangladesh border in the Assam sector namely, Lathitilla-Dumabari sector in Karimganj district, Kalabari (Boroibari) area in Dhubri district and the Pallathal area in Karimganj district of Assam will be re-drawn as agreed to in the protocol," Gogoi said.
"It is seen as a result of the re-demarcation, approximately 714 acres of land area in Lathitilla area will formally become part of India (Assam) and an area of 193.85 acres of land in Kalabari (Boroibari) and 74.55 acres of land in Pallathal area will formally belong to Bangladesh."
"These 268.40 acres of land are already under adverse possession of Bangladesh. Therefore, India (Assam) will formally get a net land area of 445.6 acres with reference to the Radcliff Line," Gogoi said.
The Assam Chief Minister also reminded Prime Minister Modi of his November 2014 statement in Assam that the Protocol 2011 to the Indo-Bangladesh Boundary Agreement, 1974 would benefit Assam in the long run.
"The agreement, if ratified along with the clauses relating to Assam sector would not only lead to a permanent solution to the long-standing India-Bangladesh border disputes in the Assam sector but also facilitate demarcation of un-demarcated areas in Lathitilla-Dumabari," Gogoi said.
He said clear demarcation will make boundary fencing possible. "That will prevent illegal infiltration and movement of terrorists," he added.
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