STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has taken serious note of the decision of the Meghalaya Cabinet to set up BOPs (border outposts) in some sensitive locations along the border with Assam.
Reacting to the development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "Assam and Meghalaya share a constitutional boundary. I believe that the Meghalaya Government will not do anything that violates the constitutional boundary between the two states. They are at liberty to do anything within their boundary. If they erect anything by crossing the constitutional boundary, that will not be valid if we move the court."
The Chief Minister said, "The Mukroh incident is a local issue that should not affect the ongoing talks to resolve border issues between the two states. I have already said that the police should not have fired at innocent civilians. I never approved of the firing incident at Mukroh. Providing security to the Assamese people living in Meghalaya is their constitutional responsibility, and providing security to the people of Meghalaya living in Assam is our constitutional duty."
The Meghalaya Cabinet approved the creation of some outposts in a few sensitive locations along the Assam border at Mukroh and Tihwieh in the West Jaintia Hills; Rani-Jirang in the Ri-Bhoi district; Langpih, Lejadubi and Umwali in the West Khasi Hill district; and Mooriap in the East Jaintia Hill district. The setting up of a BOP at Block-2 in the Ri-Bhoi district is under consideration of the Cabinet.
The Meghalaya Cabinet took all these decisions after the recent Mukroh incident.
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