In Assam villages posters found claiming those belong to Arunachal

Tezpur: Posters claiming to be from neighboring Arunachal Pradesh were found in a few villages in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Sunday, officials said.

The incident comes days after the two states signed an agreement to resolve the long-standing border dispute.
Officials said the posters printed on white paper had ‘ABPF’ written underneath them – an organization that was not known earlier.

The posters were found in Daflagarh, North Kribil, Nalinibari and Mangalbaria in Helem sub-division of the district, which is within 10 km of the inter-state border, he said.
Sub-divisional officer Lukmoni Bora visited the areas with a team of Helem police, and seized the posters, he added.

The posters claimed that the land belonged to Arunachal Pradesh, and asked Assam to vacate it as soon as possible.

Officials said that an inquiry has been started.
The two states share an 804 km long border, and have been engaged in talks to resolve border disputes.

An agreement was signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu on April 20 in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Arunachal Pradesh, which was made a Union Territory in 1972, claims that several forest areas in the plains that traditionally belonged to hill tribal chiefs and communities were unilaterally transferred to Assam.
After Arunachal Pradesh was granted statehood in 1987, a tripartite committee was appointed which recommended that some areas be transferred from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh. Assam contested this and the matter is in the Supreme Court.