The MLA of Rongara Siju Assembly constituency in Meghalaya, Rakkam A Sangma, has alleged that the border fencing along the Indo-Bangla border in   his constituency has resulted in the displacement of many families   and urged the State Government to take up the matter with the Central Government.
Participating in the debate on Governor’s address, Rakkam Sangma said that now more than 100 families are living outside the international border due to the border fencing and they didn’t need any passport or visa to go to Bangladesh.
Asserting that those families don’t get any support from the Indian side in terms of health, electricity and other facilities, Sangma added the border gates were often closed by the Border Security Force.
According to Sangma, though the convention is that the fencing should be constructed at 150 yards away from the zero line on the border, in some areas fencing has come up around 200-300 metres and even upto half a kilometer away from the zero line along some of the stretches.