In recent, Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Mrs. Dipu Moni, met
with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bhartiya Janta Party leader Arun Jatley
to get the 1958 agreement for an exchange of exclave, between India and Pakistan
(Undivided), which was un-ratified by Supreme Court of India.
Exclave is
a section
of territory of one state entirely bordered by territory of another country, if
observed by the domicile territory.
Now if go in to the origin of the existence of these
exclaves, there are two schools of thoughts
- First: - Centuries Ago, as per admired and accepted myth, the exclaves were used as stakes in card or chess games between two regional kings. However this legend is unverified.
- Second: -According to history, these exclaves were rumored, the result of a bewildered conclusion of a 1713 treaty between the Kingdom of Koch Bihar and the Mughal Empire.
In 1971, followed
by India Pakistan war 1971,
East Pakistan was carved out from Pakistan, and Bangladesh was formed. India
and only just formed Bangladesh, decided to come in to an accord with India to
settle these Land Boundary.
Bangladesh acted
swiftly and ratified it, but in India it could not be done. One of the few
plausible reasons, why it could not been done India, is, in India this matter
was very widespread and politically sensitive.
As on
today, there are, in total 173 exclaves, which exist in both, India and
Bangladesh. Out of which, 102 are in India and rest 71 are in Bangladesh have.
Now the combined, estimated population of total exclaves, around 100000
To resolve
an old border dispute, India and Bangladesh signed an agreement on demarcation
of land boundaries on 06th Sep-2011. The protocol was signed by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
The inhabitants
of the exclaves are breathing in awful conditions. They are even deprived of
their basic rights.
They are
lacking with most basic amenities. They have a lack of water, roads,
electricity, schools and medicines.
Crime also
is rampant and unchecked.
The reason
behind uncontrolled crime is, to complain, one has to cross the international boundary,
as there is a lack of law enforcement agencies.
In the coming Budget session of
Parliament, due on 05th August 2013, the bill to ratify these
exclaves, may come to the table for discussion and consequently to be passed . As it is a constitution amendment bill
so it needs two third majority and therefore BJP support is must.
BJP should not go on to ignoring this
humanitarian plight and oppose the LBA (1974 Land Boundary Agreement) on the hollow ground that India will lose
a few thousand acres of land in the proposed exchange.
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