Enclaves start agitation today
People of all the 162 enclaves inside Bangladesh India and will begin a 10-day agitation programme today demanding early implementation of the enclave exchange deal between the two countries.
The programme includes human chains, mass signature campaign, processions, 'Nishprodip Raat Japan' (spending night without lighting lamps), bi-cycle processions, torch processions and campaign for creating public opinion at villages and in towns adjacent to the enclaves in favour of the demand.
Earlier on September 15, India-Bangladesh Enclave Exchanging Coordination Committee, announced the programme at a press conference in Indian enclave Dashiar Chhara at Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district.
Md Golum Mostafa, general secretary of Bangladesh unit of India-Bangladesh Enclave Exchanging Coordination Committee, said the people of 51 Bangladesh enclaves inside India and 111 Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh will observe the programme to press home the demand.
The enclave exchange deal signed on September 6 by India and Bangladesh did not mention any specific time frame for its implementation, he said, adding: “We want a specific time for early implementation of the deal.”
Mostafa said the governments of India and Bangladesh should feel the pain of the enclave people and start the exchange procedure as early as possible.
One hundred and eleven Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh are situated in Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Nilphamari districts while all the 51 Bangladeshi enclaves are in Indian Cooch Behar district.
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