Shillong, August 07: KHNAM one of the political party in the state of Meghalaya has written to the Chief Minister Mr Conrad K Sangma urging the state government to implement NRC and ILP in the state.
KHNAM in the memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister said that ,with respect to the subject cited above, it is stated that, similar to the State of Assam, Meghalaya have also been soft targets to illegal immigrants for the past three decades.
Therefore, the demands made by various pressure groups for implementation of NRC to keep check of illegal immigrants needs to be given due consideration under the presence circumstances. It is encouraging to see that the Government is open and ready to discuss the matter and with the consultation/discussion amongst various sections, we are affirmative that Government will be able to implement the NRC in the State of Meghalaya.
The declaration of NRC in Assam has expanded the possibility of entry of those illegal immigrants whose names have not been included in the NRC, into the state of Meghalaya.Therefore, on a parallel line with NRC we also request that implementation of ILP in the State Meghalaya be taken into consideration. As precautionary measures, the following points be taken into consideration to safeguard the identity of our minority communities.
KHNAM said that Government should ensure additional forces and additional check gates at all entry and exit points.There is a need for the Government to issue a direction to the contractors Private and Public to refrain from hiring labourers from outside the state without proper verifications. The police department also needs to carry out regular checks at various sites where project work is being carried.
State Government should direct all local Dorbar Shnong needs to be advised to be on high alert and been partners to curb illegal immigrants. All Private companies operating in the state needs to be advised not in recruit fresh employers from across the state without proper verification and without consultation with the Police Department.
