GUWAHATI: The Assam authorities on Monday knowledgeable the assembly that Mukroh village is part of the state’s territory and is in West Karbi Anglong district.
The village that lies alongside the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border turned the bone of rivalry for each the states after a conflict between Meghalaya villagers and a joint group of state police and forest personnel final November ensuing within the dying of 5 villagers and a forest guard.
Replying to a question on how Assam has responded to Meghalaya’s declare over Mukroh, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a written reply said, “The subject is being reviewed at different levels.”
Giving the small print of the incident, Sarma said, “As per information received from West Karbi Anglong SP (border), the clash was between Assam Police and forest bandits of Meghalaya and was not related to the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border dispute. The incident occurred as a result of Assam Police and Assam Forest Protection Force trying to stop a truck “laden with illegally felled timber.”
Sarma additionally tabled an inventory of seven circumstances of clashes and disputes between the 2 neighbouring states on the West Karbi Anglong border since 2021.
The village that lies alongside the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border turned the bone of rivalry for each the states after a conflict between Meghalaya villagers and a joint group of state police and forest personnel final November ensuing within the dying of 5 villagers and a forest guard.
Replying to a question on how Assam has responded to Meghalaya’s declare over Mukroh, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a written reply said, “The subject is being reviewed at different levels.”
Giving the small print of the incident, Sarma said, “As per information received from West Karbi Anglong SP (border), the clash was between Assam Police and forest bandits of Meghalaya and was not related to the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border dispute. The incident occurred as a result of Assam Police and Assam Forest Protection Force trying to stop a truck “laden with illegally felled timber.”
Sarma additionally tabled an inventory of seven circumstances of clashes and disputes between the 2 neighbouring states on the West Karbi Anglong border since 2021.
