After months of intense debate amd controversy Parliament on Thursday cleared the Indo-Bangla land boundary rectification Bill. Lok Sabha cleared it on Thursday a day after the Rajya Sabha approved it.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj urged the lower House to pass it unanimously as it will send a good message to the neighbouring country.
She told the House, "there was no vote against it and there was no abstention (in the Rajya Sabha). It sent a message to Bangladesh that all political parties are one on the issue. I will request that it is passed with the same spirit in the Lok Sabha as it will send a good message."
According to her, the Bangladesh parliament had ratified the 1974 land boundary accord between two countries, parliament had not done so as demarcation had not been completed on the ground.
Add new comment