SHILLONG, April 4: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Monday termed the MoU as nothing but a complete sell out by the incumbent government of land belonging to Meghalaya.
“The government of Meghalaya had promised to the people of the state that it would adopt a policy of give and take as far as the settlement of the boundary problem is concerned. Therefore, it was expected that the two states would prepare a list of villages belonging to Meghalaya and Assam respectively to be transferred according to the said policy,” VPP president Ardent Basaiawmoit said, adding that when details of the MoU was shared on the public domain it was found that areas falling under Meghalaya would be given to Assam.
Basaiawmoit also questioned the decision of the government to give away some portions of land to Assam for which there was no contest.
“The VPP feels that this agreement is not acceptable. We would like to tell Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong that the border areas are not their personal property and they cannot do whatever they want,” he said.
