Question : CLAIM OF BANGLADESH ON INDIAN LAND



(a) whether Bangladesh has claimed 30,000 acres of Indian land which have surfaced on the border as a result of river movement in Assam;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)

(a) No. The Government has not received any claim from the Government of Bangladesh over 30,000 acres of Indian land, which is alleged to have surfaced on the border as a result of river movement in Assam.

(b) & (c) Does not arise.