EMN
Dimapur, May 26
While lauding the continuous efforts of the Dimapur and the Kohima police in its crackdown against ILP defaulters, the Survival Nagaland (SN) highlighted loopholes about the present system of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) and suggested corrective measures for implementation which it said would help in controlling the flow of illegal immigrants across the state.
The SN in a statement expressed hope that the government would use its wisdom and execute them without delay which will protect the indigenous citizens of the State in general and Naga peoples in particular.
1. ILP forms should also have a bar-code number like train tickets and air tickets so that every ILPs forms issued booth will maintain judicious and transparent record of number of ILPs issued for every month/year.
This will check the dalal system plus and issuing randomly without any limit or check.
2. ILP should be issued for a particular district only at a time and not for the whole state of the Nagaland. For example, if someone is applying to visit Kohima then it should be for Kohima district alone and must not enable the person to visit any district with that ILP. If the applicant wants to visit the other district(s), they should apply for the same.
3. The number of ILPs issued should be limited for a particular time for a district in and the state in general. This will enable the govt. machineries to keep a check on the unabated flow of illegal immigrants.
4. Renewal of ILPs should be based on the bar-code number initially issued and the guarantor should be allotted only limited number of forms so that no manipulation and tampering takes place. Each ILP issued should not be for more than 3 months.
5. Contractors/builders must also be allowed to bring limited migrant labourers for a time-bound manner. The labourers must be made mandatory to leave as soon as their works are completed.
6. The ILP demarcation area should be the originally in the BEFR Act of 1873, the Dhanisri river or the New Field Check-gate. As according to this Act, the state govt. has the power to bring or alter any area of the state under the purview of ILP,so with this Dimapur district which has become a hot-bed of uncontrolled illegal immigrants.
All NGOs and apex bodies should demand for the immediate implementation.
7. A fixed rate of labour charge and daily wages should be fixed by the district administrations for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labourers so that local unemployed youths will also not be affected and deprived of their due share by those migrant labourers who monopolise the market by their low charges thus driving out the local youths out of work by their low charges and again after driving out the local youths, they starts demanding prices at their whims.
The statement said, “This will not only curb the high demand of the local labourers but will also not left them jobless at the same time give equal share. This is affecting not only the Nagas but many genuine Indian labourers like Biharis, Oriyas, Nepalis, Bengalis,Adivasis, etc.”
