07-18-2008, 10:03 PM
Bangladesh has encroached upon 500 acres: Assam
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Assam assembly on Tuesday witnessed noisy scenes after the government conceded that Bangladesh and neighbouring states have encroached upon more than 700 acres of the state's land.
<b>As much as 500 acres were being encroached by Bangladesh along the border, </b>while nearly 87 hectares were illegally occupied by Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya and a small stretch by West Bengal, Assam Accord Implementation Minister Bhumidhar Barman said in the House.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
One MP from Assam who can do something about this - PM Manmohan Singh, is too busy saving his own kursi, future of our eastern states be damned.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Assam assembly on Tuesday witnessed noisy scenes after the government conceded that Bangladesh and neighbouring states have encroached upon more than 700 acres of the state's land.
<b>As much as 500 acres were being encroached by Bangladesh along the border, </b>while nearly 87 hectares were illegally occupied by Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya and a small stretch by West Bengal, Assam Accord Implementation Minister Bhumidhar Barman said in the House.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
One MP from Assam who can do something about this - PM Manmohan Singh, is too busy saving his own kursi, future of our eastern states be damned.