NESO urges Amit Shah to address boundary issues
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, July 13 2021: The Northeast Students' Organisation (NESO) has reportedly submitted a written representation to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene in the critical issue of interstate boundary dispute in the states of Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

NESO comprises Khasi Students' Union (KSU), All Assam Students' Union (AASU), Naga Students' Federation (NSF), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students' Federation (TSF), All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU), Garo Students' Union (GSU) and All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) .

A statement issued jointly by NESO chairman Samuel B Jyrwa and secretary general Sinam Prakash Singh said that the issue of interstate boundary dispute has been lingering on for far too long with tension and conflict cropping up time and again without any resolution, leading to not only immense hardships for the people residing in these disputed border areas but even to the extent of losing precious human lives.

Even though NESO has been striving for people-to-people contact in these areas and urging the respective state governments to solve this vital issue but unfortunately till date nothing concrete had been reached at between the respective state governments, it said.

Thus, NESO urged the Union Minister to urgently intervene in the matter by playing a constructive role to bring about a lasting solution to this critical problem.

It also informed that various agreements were reached at between the respective governments to maintain a status quo in the disputed areas but these agreements were time and again not honoured resulting in tension and damage of properties of people living in the areas.

The respective state governments should honour their own commitments and maintain status quo and all the recent advances or encroachments made should be withdrawn so as to bring the situation back to normalcy till a clear and acceptable solution is arrived at.

Many of these disputed areas are being occupied by illegal migrants from Bangladesh posing a threat not only to the demography but also to the security of the region, NESO maintained.

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