NESO opposes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, submits memorandum
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 02 2016: An executive committee meeting of North East Students' Organisation (NESO) was held on September 30 at Hotel Prag Continental, Pan Bazar Guwahati.

Strongly objecting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, NESO has submitted a memorandum to the Chairman of Joint Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 .

NESO, which consists of All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union, All Assam Students' Union, All Manipur Students' Union, Naga Students' Federation, Khasi Students' Union, Garo Students' Union (GSU), Mizo Zirlai Paul, Twipura Students' Federation, is against the proposed Bill, the memorandum stated.

NESO believes that the North East region remains a distant for the Central Government.

The Central Government is yet to understand the problems and aspirations of the people of the North East.

Social structure, history and cultural values of the North East India are still unknown to rest of the country.

The proposed Bill is the latest example that the lawmakers of the country have no regard for the future of the North East region, the memorandum said.

Stating that the North East region is infested with foreigners from Bangladesh, NESO said such situation is a threat to the identity of the indigenous people of the region.

It further said that the proposed Bill is, no doubt, an attempt to impose the burden of post 1971 Hindu Bangladeshis in the entire North East region.

North East region is not a dumping ground of illegal Bangladeshis.

The Assam Accord will serve no meaning if the proposed Bill is to be enacted.

NESO supports the Assam Accord wherein March 25, 1971 was set as the cut off year for detection and deportation of foreigners from Assam.

NESO opposes the proposed Bill and the same should not be adopted by the Parliament.

Such undesirable step by the Parliament will once again agitate the entire North East region, the memorandum said.

The memorandum stated that the Inner Line Permit system should be introduced in all the North East States and Constitutional safeguard should be also granted to the people.

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