The AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary said that people of Assam would "oppose tooth and nail" any move by India's central government in New Delhi to give away even "an inch of land" of Bangladesh, even if such an initiative was endorsed by the State Government headed by Gogoi.
The AGP – a regional party – staged a protest demonstration in Guwahati on Monday, denouncing the purported move by New Delhi to strike a swap-deal with Dhaka to resolve the issues related land boundary. Patowary said that any such a move on the part of the governments in the centre and the state could lead to serious turmoil in Assam.
Even the BJP – the principal opposition party in Indian parliament – strongly opposed New Delhi's purported plan to strike an exchange agreement with Dhaka to settle the issues related to enclaves and adversely possessed land between Bangladesh and India. Pradyut Bora, the general secretary of the BJP's state unit in Assam, said that the party would oppose the government's plan both legally and politically.
With purported illegal migration from Bangladesh to India and alleged encroachment of Indian territories by people of Bangladesh along the Bangladesh-India border being a major political issue in Assam, both the AGP and BJP are likely to step up their offensives against the Congress governments in the state and centre, protesting their moves to settle the issues between New Delhi and Dhaka by a give-and-take formula.
There are 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh with 17,160 acres of land and a population of about 37000 people. India on the other hand has 51 Bangladeshi enclaves with 7110 acres of land and a population of about 14000 people.
Altogether 1880.81 acres of Indian land are in adverse possession of Bangladesh. India adversely possesses 1165.49 acres of land of Bangladesh.
The AGP – a regional party – staged a protest demonstration in Guwahati on Monday, denouncing the purported move by New Delhi to strike a swap-deal with Dhaka to resolve the issues related land boundary. Patowary said that any such a move on the part of the governments in the centre and the state could lead to serious turmoil in Assam.
Even the BJP – the principal opposition party in Indian parliament – strongly opposed New Delhi's purported plan to strike an exchange agreement with Dhaka to settle the issues related to enclaves and adversely possessed land between Bangladesh and India. Pradyut Bora, the general secretary of the BJP's state unit in Assam, said that the party would oppose the government's plan both legally and politically.
With purported illegal migration from Bangladesh to India and alleged encroachment of Indian territories by people of Bangladesh along the Bangladesh-India border being a major political issue in Assam, both the AGP and BJP are likely to step up their offensives against the Congress governments in the state and centre, protesting their moves to settle the issues between New Delhi and Dhaka by a give-and-take formula.
There are 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh with 17,160 acres of land and a population of about 37000 people. India on the other hand has 51 Bangladeshi enclaves with 7110 acres of land and a population of about 14000 people.
Altogether 1880.81 acres of Indian land are in adverse possession of Bangladesh. India adversely possesses 1165.49 acres of land of Bangladesh.
During prime minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in Jan 2010, Bangladesh and India agreed to comprehensively address all outstanding land boundary issues, keeping in view the spirit of the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement. The Bangladesh-India Joint Boundary Working Group has since been trying to work out a swap deal to resolve the border dispute once and for all.
Teesta flows through Sikkim and northern part of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh.
As West Bengal is also largely dependent on Teesta for irrigation and hydropower generation, India's central government has been factoring in the views of the state government while negotiating the interim treaty with Bangladesh for sharing of the water of the river.
Teesta flows through Sikkim and northern part of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh.
As West Bengal is also largely dependent on Teesta for irrigation and hydropower generation, India's central government has been factoring in the views of the state government while negotiating the interim treaty with Bangladesh for sharing of the water of the river.
