Dimapur, July 31 (EMN): The Naga People’s Front, Central Youth Wing today said that the "issue of Illegal Immigrants should not be subjected to mere political debate". The NPF Central Youth Wing, while defending the words of its 'leader' TR Zeliang, asserted "the appeal of our leader, TR Zeliang stands firm and the Naga peoples’ Front once again fervently call upon the people of Nagaland to fight against the influx of illegal immigrant into the State".
Saying that the 'issue of Illegal Immigrants should not be subjected to mere political debate', the release stated that the 'Leader of Opposition' raised the pertinent issue as this was necessitated due to the release of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam which would very likely endanger the State of Nagaland since huge influx cannot be controlled by checking of Inner Line Permit (ILP) alone.
It expressed surprise over what it termed, 'the immaturity of the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) voiced out by their Youth Organisation through its press release appeared in the local dailies on 30 July 2018, regarding ahead of the publication of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NCR) final draft, in which Leader of Opposition expressed his concerned and appealing all the Nagas particularly the Government of the day to ponder upon for the preventative measures against the influx of the illegal immigrants into the state'.
"It is highly essential on the part of the Government to place additional administrative officers and forces to border areas of the State," stated the release.
The NPF Youth Wing lamented that the NDPP 'as usual' deviated from the core issue and turned the appeal of the Leader of Opposition, TR Zeliang into an irrelevant personal issue.
In this regard, the release stated that it is s highly essential on the part of the Government to place additional administrative officers and forces to border areas of the State.
The NPF Central Youth Wing urged the state government to come out with clear cut road-map on how to uproot the chronic problem of illegal immigrants in the Naga society instead of taking it to the arena of political parties at this crucial time.
"The Government of the day should act instead of simply issuing advisories. We should look at the prevailing burning situation and hammer out a solution instead of adding more fuel to the burning house," the NPF Youth Wing stated.
Therefore, the release stated that the appeal of TR Zelaing stands firm and "once again fervently call upon the people of Nagaland to fight against the influx of illegal immigrant into the State".
"The time to play the devil’s advocate and mudslinging should be put to rest as crying over spilled milk will not yield result far less curb the issue of IBIs," the release stated.
