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Parliament to ratify 1974 Indira-Mujib pact
NEW DELHI: The government will bring a constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament during the forthcoming monsoon session, beginning August 5, for implementation of the Indo-Bangla land boundary agreement.
New Delhi conveyed this to Dhaka during the ongoing home secretary-level talks here on Friday.
Through the constitutional amendment bill, India wants to ratify the 1974 Indira-Mujib pact for demarcation of boundaries and for exchange of 161 adversely-held enclaves with a population of about 50,000 people.
While Bangladesh Parliament has already approved the land boundary deal, India needs to introduce a constitutional amendment bill because its implementation involves territory swap. The approval of land boundary accord has been hanging fire because the government lacks the two-third majority in Parliament for its passage.
During the talks, both sides also discussed the modalities for implementation of the extradition treaty signed by both the countries earlier this year that will pave the way for deportation of ULFA general secretary AnupChetia, currently lodged in a Bangladeshi jail.
"We are taking forward the dialogue from where we left off. Constant cooperation between India and Bangladesh is going on," Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim, who took part in the meeting, told reporters here.
Asked when Chetia would be deported, Karim said, "the process is on. When it will happen, it will happen".
India during the talks submitted to Bangladesh a list of 96 people against whom the Interpol has issued Red Corner notices but Dhaka denied these people were in its territory.
India also asked Bangladesh to ensure the release the remaining six Indians who were abducted by different Indian insurgent groups like NSCN, PLA and NDFB to that country. The six are part of 13 people whom the insurgents had kidnapped and taken to Bangladesh.
Parliament to ratify 1974 Indira-Mujib pact - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government will bring a constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament during the forthcoming monsoon session, beginning August 5, for implementation of the Indo-Bangla land boundary agreement.
New Delhi conveyed this to Dhaka during the ongoing home secretary-level talks here on Friday.
Through the constitutional amendment bill, India wants to ratify the 1974 Indira-Mujib pact for demarcation of boundaries and for exchange of 161 adversely-held enclaves with a population of about 50,000 people.
While Bangladesh Parliament has already approved the land boundary deal, India needs to introduce a constitutional amendment bill because its implementation involves territory swap. The approval of land boundary accord has been hanging fire because the government lacks the two-third majority in Parliament for its passage.
During the talks, both sides also discussed the modalities for implementation of the extradition treaty signed by both the countries earlier this year that will pave the way for deportation of ULFA general secretary AnupChetia, currently lodged in a Bangladeshi jail.
"We are taking forward the dialogue from where we left off. Constant cooperation between India and Bangladesh is going on," Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim, who took part in the meeting, told reporters here.
Asked when Chetia would be deported, Karim said, "the process is on. When it will happen, it will happen".
India during the talks submitted to Bangladesh a list of 96 people against whom the Interpol has issued Red Corner notices but Dhaka denied these people were in its territory.
India also asked Bangladesh to ensure the release the remaining six Indians who were abducted by different Indian insurgent groups like NSCN, PLA and NDFB to that country. The six are part of 13 people whom the insurgents had kidnapped and taken to Bangladesh.
Parliament to ratify 1974 Indira-Mujib pact - The Times of India
