Interstate ‘Border Pageant’ organised to advertise amity

Workers Reporter

BHALUKPONG, 29 Jan: At a time when the interstate boundary subject is heating up in some elements of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the folks of Sonitpur district in Assam and West Kameng district in Arunachal have chosen to settle the boundary dispute by launching a ‘Border Pageant’ right here in West Kameng district on Sunday.

A joint initiative of Sootea (Assam) MLA Padma Hazarika and Thrizino-Buragaon MLA Kumsi Sidisow, the pageant centered on cultural reveals of the 2 states.

A troupe from Assam offered a Bodo cultural present, and a troupe of the Aka neighborhood offered an area cultural present. A volleyball match was additionally organised as a part of the celebration.

Chatting with media individuals, Hazarika mentioned that “the pageant is aimed to strengthen relationship of the folks dwelling alongside the boundary.” He additionally knowledgeable that there isn’t any land dispute with Arunachal in his space.

“This pageant is to develop relationship; we’ve to dwell peacefully alongside border. If our relationship is robust, there can be no dispute alongside the border,” Hazarika mentioned.

“In my constituency, there isn’t any dispute. There was disagreement on 19 metres, however we sacrificed the 19 metres as we’re massive brother,” Hazarika claimed, including that “we must always promote our robust bond via cultural programmes and sports activities actions.”

Sidisow in his deal with mentioned that “such festivals, involving folks from each side, will promote peaceable relationship.”

“The mutual understanding and respect among the many folks dwelling alongside the boundary of Sonitpur (Assam) and West Kameng (Arunachal) is the explanation that there isn’t any boundary subject right here,” he mentioned.

Sidisow mentioned that, “even when the boundary subject is resolved, such interstate festivals ought to be promoted to facilitate the folks to trade their cultural values.”

The deputy commissioners of Sonitpur and West Kameng districts, together with PRI leaders additionally attended the pageant.