Land Border Agreement
During the State visit of the Prime Minister to Bangladesh in September 2011, “Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh and Related Matters” was signed. It settled the long outstanding land boundary issues related un-demarcated segment of 6.1 kms; territories in adverse possession; and exchange of enclaves. The Cabinet has, on 13th February, 2013, approved the draft of a Constitution (Amendment) Bill for implementing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) 1974 and the Protocol to LBA signed in 2011
This was stated by Shri Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in written reply to a question by Shri Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh in the Lok Sabha today.
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