ANSAM bats for indigenes
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, June 07 2024:
The All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM) , while "noting the inadequate enforcement of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the State, has unanimously resolved to press for stringent implementation of ILP in the State and to remain vigilant over the same exercise" to save the indigenous folks of the land.
Nevertheless, the Naga student body expressed appreciation and acknowledged the "State Government for regulating the inward travel of an Indian citizen visiting the State for different purposes over the years by issuing travel documents for a specific period of time" .
In a statement issued today, the Naga student body said ILP stands as the significant document in regulating and monitoring the inflow of tourists and controlling the influx of illegal immigrants to safeguard the interests of the indigenous inhabitants and protect their identity and culture.
"However, in the existence of ILP regimes in the State, we have been witnessing the unauthorised extension of the specific period of timeframe and unabated influx of illegal immigrants in Manipur and North Eastern hills, posing a grave threat to our identity, traditions and culture leading to societal destruction which could potentially turn the indigenous people into refugees in our own State", the ANSAM added.
In light of the above, the Naga student body, during its presidential council meeting held on June 6, 2024, at the ANSAM secretariat at Tahamzam (Senapati) unanimously resolved to press for stringent implementation of ILP in the State and to remain vigilant over the same exercise.
The ANSAM while giving the directive to its units to stringently monitor the implementation of the ILP in their respective jurisdictions, urged various stakeholders and public to support the association's endeavours in "safeguarding our land, culture and identity and most of all the indigenous population in the State" .