Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Kohima, December 12 2008:
THE NORTH East Students' Organization (NESO) has said that the Central Government has always adopted strategies of political injustice and economic exploitation against the North Eastern states.
Chairman of NESO, Dr.Samujjal Bhattacharjee told media persons at Dimapur on Thursday that the North Eastern region is facing numerous problems due to the policies adopted by the Government.
"Only through united efforts, we can achieve our goal," he said while opining that NESO has to be strengthened to fight for the common cause.
Stating that students' community in the Northeast are facing various problems, Bhattacharjee said that there is a need for introducing new courses in the universities and colleges for the benefit of NE students.
He said that most of the students have to go outside the North Eastern states to pursue their studies, but if new courses were introduced here, lots of students would be benefited.
He also stressed on manpower planning in the region.
About the problem of influx of illegal foreign migrants in the Northeast, Bhattacharjee said that various fundamental groups are working in the Northeast but there is no comprehensive policy to solve this problem.
He said the Government of India must take effective step to evict the illegal foreigners, who have now become a threat to the identity of the people of the Northeastern states.
He also urged the Centre to adopt effective strategies to protect the identities of the Northeast people.
"If the Centre fails, then there is an alternative of giving a separate constitutional status to the Northeast with the right over land and resources," he suggested.
He further claimed the political parties and leaders are patronizing the illegal migrants for their vote banks, therefore urged the government to check these issues urgently.
However, NSF President, Imchatoba Imchen, the issue has not been resolved.
He said that the NSF would take up the issue in their Federal Assembly on Saturday at Senapati in Manipur.
The NESO team led by the Chairman were in Dimapur yesterday to have consultative meeting with the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) and discussed various issues to make the NESO stronger.
It also deliberated on various issues to sort out the differences and include NSF into the NESO fold.