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The Union Cabinet has cleared a Bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh which will now include territories in Assam along with those in West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya as demanded by the Opposition Congress. The Constitutional Amendment Bill for ratification of the LBA with Bangladesh would require ratification of at least 50% of the state legislatures before it comes into effect. There are unsettled Indian and Bangladeshi enclaves along the border in Bangladesh and West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya in India.
Thousands of people are living in these unsettled enclaves as citizens of one country but surrounded by territories of the other. There are around 111 Indian enclaves (around 17,160 acres) in Bangladesh and some 51 Bangladeshi enclaves (around 7,110 acres) in India where people are living without rights as lawful citizens of either country. This is also leading to other cross-border problems. In September 2011, the then PM Manmohan Singh and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina signed an accord on border demarcation and exchange of adversely held enclaves. This has to be now cleared by the Parliament.
RS Passes LBA Bill
Marking a rare show of bonhomie, the Rajya Sabha has unanimously passed the historic Constitution amendment Bill to operationalise India’s Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh — a legislation that will not just act as a showcase of the BJP-led NDA’s attempts to improve political relations and deepen economic partnerships in the region but also improve living standards of the people in the disputed areas.The Constitution (One Hundred and Nineteenth Amendment) Bill, 2013, was passed with zero votes against it.It facilitates exchange of enclaves of land in Indian territories in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya with neighbouring Bangladesh
LS Clears Land Pact With Bangladesh
The Lok Sabha has cleared the 119th Amendment Bill, now renumbered as Constitutional (100th Amendment), unanimously with 331 members recording their vote on the Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha. It enables operationalisation of the May 16, 1974 Land Boundary Agreement signed between then Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.
The 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh are spread over 17,160.63 acres, while the 51 Bangladesh enclaves in India are over 7,110.02 acres. A joint headcount conducted during July 2011 determined a total population in the enclaves to be around 51,549 — 37,334 in Indian enclaves there and 14,215 in Bangladesh enclaves here.
After 1974 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) signed between then Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, a protocol was signed between India and Bangladesh on September 6, 2011 to address the outstanding land boundary issues. It encompasses demarcation of undemarcated boundary, the territories in adverse possession and identification of exchange of enclaves. The protocol was prepared with support and concurrence of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal.
Article 2 of the LBA, 1974 states the two countries are expected to exchange territories in adverse possession in already demarcated areas. The 2011 protocol provides for redrawing of boundaries so that the adverse possessions do not have to be exchanged. It has dealt with them on an ‘as is where is’ basis by converting de facto control into de jure recognition.
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