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NEW DELHI: Parliament on Thursday passed the constitutional amendment bill regarding the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh, with the Lok Sabha's unanimous nod to the legislation.
The Lower House, showing rare unanimity, passed the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill to allow the operationalisation of the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement.
All the 331 members present in the House voted for the bill which became the 100th Constitutional amendment passed by Parliament.
"Historic milestone in India-Bangladesh relations," Prime Minister Modi tweeted after the Lok Sabha's nod. Modi also thanked opposition parties, including Sonia Gandhi for support to the bill and spoke to his counterpart Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina over the issue.
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The bill was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when members buried their sharp ideological divide - from Shiv Sena to CPM - to unanimously give effect to the Land Boundary Agreement signed between India and Bangladesh in 1974 for exchange of enclaves.
READ ALSO: Govt bows to Congress, tweaks Bangladesh land deal
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj won the hearts of the entire opposition on Wednesday by crediting Manmohan Singh government for putting in the hard work. "Manmohan Singh is the one who started the whole thing. I have merely completed the task," she said, thanking the former PM who was present in the Rajya Sabha. She pointed out that the bill is exactly the same - to the last comma and full stop - as was presented by UPA in Parliament in December 2013. "It's a win-win-win situation for everyone," she said, ascribing the quote to leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad. Calling the passage of the bill "historic", Swaraj said it would take India-Bangladesh relations to a new high by settling the 41-year border issue.
The bill aims at giving effect to the acquiring of territories by India and transfer of territories to Bangladesh through retaining of adverse possession and exchange of enclaves in accordance with the 1974 agreement.
Parliament passes historic land accord bill to redraw border with Bangladesh - The Times of India
The Lower House, showing rare unanimity, passed the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill to allow the operationalisation of the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement.
All the 331 members present in the House voted for the bill which became the 100th Constitutional amendment passed by Parliament.
"Historic milestone in India-Bangladesh relations," Prime Minister Modi tweeted after the Lok Sabha's nod. Modi also thanked opposition parties, including Sonia Gandhi for support to the bill and spoke to his counterpart Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina over the issue.
READ ALSO: Rajya Sabha unanimously passes Bangladesh land deal
The bill was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when members buried their sharp ideological divide - from Shiv Sena to CPM - to unanimously give effect to the Land Boundary Agreement signed between India and Bangladesh in 1974 for exchange of enclaves.
READ ALSO: Govt bows to Congress, tweaks Bangladesh land deal
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj won the hearts of the entire opposition on Wednesday by crediting Manmohan Singh government for putting in the hard work. "Manmohan Singh is the one who started the whole thing. I have merely completed the task," she said, thanking the former PM who was present in the Rajya Sabha. She pointed out that the bill is exactly the same - to the last comma and full stop - as was presented by UPA in Parliament in December 2013. "It's a win-win-win situation for everyone," she said, ascribing the quote to leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad. Calling the passage of the bill "historic", Swaraj said it would take India-Bangladesh relations to a new high by settling the 41-year border issue.
The bill aims at giving effect to the acquiring of territories by India and transfer of territories to Bangladesh through retaining of adverse possession and exchange of enclaves in accordance with the 1974 agreement.
Parliament passes historic land accord bill to redraw border with Bangladesh - The Times of India
