Shillong, March 17: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today assured Meghalaya Chief Minister D D Lapang that the Centre would not allow incidents of firing between BSF and BDR to recur.
Lapang, who called on Chidambaram in New Delhi today, discussed the recent incidents of firing by BDR and BSF along the border in Meghalaya and raised concerns of the civilian population living in the area, an official statement here said.
Asserting that the land at Muktapur, which BDR has been claiming, has been with India since decades, Lapang said the cordial atmosphere prevailing between New Delhi and Dhaka should not be disturbed by such incidents.
“The Union Home Minister informed that he has already taken up the matter with concerned authorities and assured that such incidents will not be allowed to recur,” the statement said.
–Agencies