Appeals govt for robust mechanism to protect all genuine citizen
Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has directed all its federating units and subordinate bodies to implement in toto the resolution adopted at its Emergency Federal Assembly on April 22 to effectively carry out “monitoring and verifying of outsiders in their respective jurisdictions” while also submitting a census report to its office within two months with effect from April 23.
In a statement, NSF president Kegwayhun Tep and general secretary Siipuni NG Philo expressed concern over the poor enforcement of Inner Line Permit (ILP)in the North-eastern States and the influx of Illegal Immigrants, which was posing as the biggest demographic threat to the indigenous inhabitants of the region.
NSF expressed concern that lack of stringent implementation of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873 had made the Naga homeland a safe haven for illegal immigrants.
In order to regulate the flow of tourists and control the influx of illegal immigrants, through the effective implementation of ILP, NSF stressed on the “need for a tough and honest government run by tough and honest leaders, tough and honest bureaucracy backed by tough and honest general public.”
It also pointed out that an overwhelming number of people with questionable identity were inhabiting various parts of Naga homeland, which had come to pose as a major threat to identity, culture and survival of indigenous people, resulting in societal destruction.
NSF cautioned that this undeniable threat threatened to plunge the society into a situation wherein Nagas could become a minority in their own land.
In the light of this looming danger caused by the unabated influx of the illegal immigrants into Naga homeland, NSF appealed the State government to put in place a robust mechanism to protect all genuine citizens. The federation also reiterated its demand for setting up a committee/commission by the State government to oversee the implementation of online ILP system in the State.