INDIA BANGLADESH LAND
BOUNDARY AGREEMENT BILL
We are talking about the land created at mid-night in 1947
and got independence in 1971 in the east of India which we know as
‘BANGLADESH’ and its neighbouring land which is the most dominating nation in South Asia called 'INDIA'. India and Bangladesh Shares the boundary of 4096 KM .Indian
states such as West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya shares the
boundary with Bangladesh. In 1947 the border between this two countries were
known as Redcliff line. There were disputes over it in the start but then Nehru tried to solve some in 1958.when
Bangladesh got independence in 1971, some initial steps were taken by both the
governments to settle the border issue in 1974. But it almost took 41 years to
resolve the issue. Most of the international boundary line passes through plain
lands, rivers and even though from villages and cities over the houses. The
border security forces have their camps near the border and continuously keep
sight on illegal immigration from Bangladesh to India. Many conferences were
held between both countries officials to solve the issue of border. The shoot
on sight orders have been given by Indian force if anyone found crossing the border.
Due to pending border issue following were problems were
faced across
border
When the partition was done in 1947 there were
some enclaves formed .many Indian territories were in Bangladesh and most of
Bangladesh territories were within India. The people living in these enclaves were
not having direct physical contact with their nation. Their nationality was not
secured. They lack in facilities such as proper drinking water, electricity,
transport, etc. Even though proper education was not provided to them. They
used to live like a tribal population hanging in between two nations. They were
not able to enjoy the full rights of India and Bangladesh.
There was illegal immigration from Bangladesh to
India. Most of the immigration was in west Bengal and Assam. The local
politicians also supported this immigration and never took any action against
it. This created great impact on the lives of local citizens. There was rush in
getting the basic facilities from government due to rise in population. Even
the small business, handloom works were dominated by illegal immigrants. The
responsibility to stop all this was given on the shoulders of Indian border
security forces. The most important threat was smuggling of
drugs, precious metals and stones and illegal works. As the shoot on sight orders were given to
Indian BSF there were many people killed across border while crossing it
including innocent people, some of them were farmers.The biggest problem faced by whole world along
with India is terrorism. Just recently few bomb explosions had created great
terror in the minds of people in west Bengal. Bangladesh along with Nepal was
most contributing factors in spreading terrorism in India. Terrorist
organizations found very easy to cross this borders because there is no fence
and most of the area along border is plain. The local mafia also helps in cross
border migration.
LAND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT BILL
The bill was first introduced in 2013 by Dr. Manmohan singh
our ex prime minister under UPA government. But it took 2 years to clear the
political path in both the houses. The work on this bill was started in 1974
and after doing various changes both nations appreciated it. Here are some key
points related to bill-
- Exchange of territories will take place. The territories from west Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya will be acquired or transferred.
- 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India will be rehabilitated.
- Actually there will not be any transfer of land on ground; the people will stay in their respective residential villages only. The exchange of territories will only be on paper. Indian enclaves in Bangladesh will be given to Bangladesh and their enclaves in India will be transferred here.
- The total land of 2777.038 acres will be transferred to India.
- Bangladesh will get 2267.682 acres of land.
ADVANTAGES
There
are advantages in redefining the boundary between india and Bangladesh, which are as follows:
- As the protocol takes into consideration the situation on ground and also the wishes of people.
- It also takes into consideration the views of concern state government and their consent.
- The exchange of enclaves will help in providing the residents the basic amenities and facilities.
- This agreement will help to create peace along the border.
- It provides permanent solution to the decades old issue.
- It will help in improvement of bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh.
- It will stop illegal immigration and illegal smuggling of goods across border.
- It will also help in reducing terrorism in India.
The issue between India and Bangladesh has been solved but
still India has to take lot of efforts to improve bilateral ties between both.
Bangladesh lacks in infrastructure, education, science and technology, space
and standard of living. India should increase her investment in Bangladesh and
help her in developing. The trade between both nations should increase, which
will boost the economies of both the nations.
Now the time has come to solve the border dispute with
Pakistan and china.
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