Meghalaya mulls NRC-like exercise

The Hindu
PTI, September 27, 2018

State govt. to soon hold an all-party meeting on the issue. The Meghalaya government will soon hold an all-party meeting to discuss an NRC-like exercise in the State, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma announced in the Assembly on Wednesday.

He said the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government is on the job and the State has various ways to check illegal immigration, ensuring that indigenous people are protected.

Growing demand

“We intended to call an all-party meeting to discuss with stakeholders before embarking on an exercise such as the NRC,” Mr. Sangma said.

He was replying to a short-duration discussion on news reports that the demand for conducting an NRC-like exercise in all the Northeastern States is growing.

The National Register of Citizens is a record of all legal citizens and it was created for Assam in 1951. It is being updated under the Supreme Court’s supervision with March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date for genuine Indian citizens.

‘Preparatory exercises’

“Our government has decided to move ahead with the other preparatory exercises undertaken in the State in a phased-manner beginning with setting up of entry-exit points,” the Chief Minister said.

He said the Railway Minister had informed him that a facilitation centre could be set up at Mendipathar, the lone railway station in the State connecting Guwahati, to check illegal immigrants.

Reference; https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/meghalaya-mulls-nrc-like-exercise/article25052762.ece

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