Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that his state has no claim over any land along the border with its neighbours including Meghalaya.
Talking to the media in the national capital, Sarma said that he does not want anyone in the border to leave their land.
“We cannot fight with the bordering states for small villages. We do not want anybody to leave their land, as Assam has no claim over any land. Assam did not ask for any land. We have never in our history asked for any land from our bordering states,” Sarma said.
“Their (people’s) loyalty lies with which side? Are they loyal to Assam or Meghalaya? Loyalty is one of the primary criteria, while the second criteria is your history, and third is administrative convenience,” he added.
“So if you have to travel 10 km in Meghalaya to reach the district headquarters and 30 km in Assam for the same purpose, administrative convenience is definitely not on Assam’s side. So, four broad criteria have been formulated – historical prospective, continuity, administrative convenience and will of the people, which is the most important factor,” Sarma said. (Agencies)
