Shillong, Dec 20: Chairman of the Regional Committee for West Khasi Hills and cabinet minister, Paul Lyngdoh has said that he is in touch with his Assam counterpart for resuming discussion on the Langpih sector, which is one of the remaining unresolved six areas of difference shared between Meghalaya and Assam.
Speaking to media reporters, Lyngdoh said, “I would like to share with you that the fact that this sentiment was also conveyed to our counterparts in Assam. At the DC level, the DC of West Khasi Hills has taken up with the DC of Kamrup District. I have also taken up the matter with the chairman Patowari. So far, the response has not been encouraging…”
“But we would like the conversation to continue and hopefully we will be in a position to meet very soon,” he added.
Earlier in the month of October, Lyngdoh had informed that the final report will be submitted to the state government only after a joint visit with the Assam counterpart to the disputed areas under the Langpih sector.
The cabinet minister had said that the regional committee headed by him had already shared with Assam the documentation to establish Meghalaya’s claims over the 54 villages under the Langpih sector during the last meeting held at Hotel Pinewood.
“We have shared these documents. The response has been positive and we just need to cross one more hurdle, which is a visit to the affected areas, so that we are also able to meet the residents of the affected areas. That is the only hitch that remains, which we are yet to cross,” he had stated.
