BDR violates status quo in Meghalaya

Dawki (Meghalaya), Aug 8 : In the fourth such violation of status quo in less than a month, Bangladeshi miscreants backed by BDR personnel obstructed Indian villagers from cultivating and confronted a BSF patrol in a disputed area near here this week.

Official sources said a BSF patrol was confronted at Pyrdiwah area on Thursday by BDR personnel and Bangladeshi villagers. The BSF was asked to return though both sides had agreed to maintain status quo during a flag meeting on July 20.

Even yesterday, some BDR personnel prevented Indian villagers from cultivating their land in Nongkhen and Amki.

The two incidents prompted a flag meeting yesterday but senior BDR officials reportedly skipped the meeting, the sources told a visiting PTI correspondent.

Last month, Bangladeshi villagers, backed by BDR, had made an attempt to stake claim over Pyrdiwah but later agreed to maintain status quo following protests by BSF.