GUWAHATI, January 19: Chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's initiative to end Assam's three-decade-old boundary dispute with Meghalaya has run into rough weather, with senior Autonomous State Demand Committee leader Holiram Terang vowing not to yield "even an inch of land" to the neighbouring state. The legislator from Baithalangsu constituency in Karbi Anglong today said Mahanta was playing into the hands of Meghalaya by offering to resolve the issue on a "give-and-take basis". Claiming that his views represented those of the tribal people living in the disputed area, Terang said neither the Assam government nor Meghalaya had sought their opinion before finalising the agenda for negotiations. He said the people of his constituency would "fight tooth and nail if any attempt was made to hand over their land to Meghalaya, which was carved out of Assam in 1972. "There is no question of giving anything away," Terang said, referring to Mahanta's assurance to end the dispute with Meghalaya on "a give-and-take basis". Though certain areas in Goalpara and Kamrup districts are also under dispute, the bone of contention is land in Karbi Anglong and Jaintia Hills. Goalpara adjoins Meghalaya's Garo Hills, while Kamrup district borders Ri-Bhoi. "We will not allow transfer of land. Some leaders with vested interests have come up with this unfeasible idea," said Terang, who has been leading a movement for creation of a separate state comprising Karbi Anglong and North Cachar.