The decision of implementing Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya is heading towards hostility as the Khasi Students Union (KSU) seeking clearance from the central government.
A day after Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed that the Union Home Minister had not given any assurance in this regard,
KSU President Lambokstar Marngar indicated that a new round of tension was boiling that would put on more pressure on the centre.
Marngnar said, “Our union is very clear. Let the central government commit clearly about the implementation of ILP in the state. Don’t hide yourself in the name of examining it”.
“The Government of India is still examining the resolution is quite surprising. How long will the centre take to examine it? ILP is not a new law new regulation already implemented in Arunachal Pradesh in Nagaland, Mizoram and recently in Manipur so what is the problem for the central government to implement ILP in Meghalaya,” Marngar asked.
In his agony over the Centre’s delay regarding the matter, he siad that it is not good to play with the sentiments of the people of the state.
“They are trying to buy time on this issue let them come clear and straight to the point,” he added.
The KSU president confirmed that the resolution has already been passed in the Legislative Assembly by the state government on December 19 the previous year. KSU seeks that the state government continues to discuss this matter with the Central Government.
“The Deputy Chief Minister had said that they had gone to Delhi to talk about it and we expect the central government also to respect that the sixty MLAs have already unanimously taken a decision to pass the resolution in Meghalaya,” he said.
He added, “Since we require the mechanism to control and check the influx in Meghalaya, the central government should also understand that the ILP issue is a long pending demand of the people of the state and it is not only in 2020 but since 1979 that we are demanding its implementation”.
Talking about the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) which is seen as another layer of insulation from influx,
The KSU president on Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) said, “MRSSA is already an Act since 2016 and the important thing is to exercise this act in the field and not just in the papers”.
At this point in time “What is more important is to speed up erecting the exit and entry point in the state of Meghalaya”.