UDP for amending Constitution on transfer of Khasi areas

Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) in Meghalaya today suggested amending the Constitution so that some areas in Assam inhabited by indigenous Khasis can be transferred to the state.
"Let us move the Centre for amendment of the Constitution so that portions of the areas inhabited by the Khasis in Assam's Block-I and Block-II should come back to us," Leader of Opposition Donkupar Roy told the House on the second day of the first budget session of the ninth Assembly.
He said these areas under Block-I and Block-II were transferred to Assam under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
The UDP sought a resolution from the state government to solve the inter-state boundary dispute with neighbouring Assam at the earliest.

"We should accept the fact that it (boundary dispute) is a dispute. It is our responsibility to solve the dispute," Roy said.
He said the disputed areas include not only Langpih and Pilangkata but also Block-I and Block-II.
Assam had in 2011 rejected a resolution of the Meghalaya government to constitute a border commission with the Centre as the third party.
Meghalaya and Assam have at least 12 areas of differences along the border and both parties have failed to reach a consensus on the issue even after several rounds of top level talks.