Guwahati, Aug 17: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday met his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma and held discussions on a range of issues. However, it was not immediately known whether the crucial inter-state boundary dispute figured in the talks.
“Pleased to connect with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati for a fruitful discussion on deepening the bonds between our sister states and exploring avenues for greater collaboration,” Sangma posted on X.
Pleased to connect with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. @himantabiswa ji in Guwahati for a fruitful discussion on deepening the bonds between our sister states and exploring avenues for greater collaboration. pic.twitter.com/Mg4l8mL35M
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) August 16, 2025
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma too shared his satisfaction with the meeting. “Today, in Guwahati, I had an excellent discussion with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri @SangmaConrad Ji. We discussed a wide gamut of issues to strengthen the mutual growth of both our sister states,” Sarma wrote on X, without elaborating further.
Today, in Guwahati, I had an excellent discussion with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri @SangmaConrad Ji.
We discussed a wide gamut of issues to strengthen the mutual growth of both our sister States. pic.twitter.com/5HnIf957oX
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 16, 2025
The two chief ministers had last met on June 2 and agreed to erect border pillars in five of the six disputed areas identified earlier.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma had said in his I-Day speech that there has been progress in resolving the long-standing border dispute with Assam includes completing inter-state boundary pillars in the Hahim area under a bilateral MoU.
The states had signed an agreement in March 2022 to resolve disputes in six out of the total 12 contentious locations along their 884.9-km boundary.
Meghalaya, carved out of Assam in 1972, had challenged the Assam Reorganisation Act of 1971, triggering disputes in 12 areas. To address the issue, both states set up regional committees in 2021, whose recommendations later paved the way for a Memorandum of Understanding signed on March 29, 2022.
Under the agreement, 36.79 sq km of disputed land was divided almost equally between the two states, with Assam receiving 18.51 sq km and Meghalaya 18.28 sq km.
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