Meghalaya : State BJP team meeting over ILP in Delhi

The demand of Inner Line Permit (ILP) will be discussed by a state BJP delegation, camping in New Delhi with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, GK Reddy, on Monday.

An appointment with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to happen, said one of the BJP team on Tuesday.

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh, assured to support the team on their demands.

The BJP team member said, “We are yet to receive the final confirmation regarding our meeting with the Home Minister but we are meeting MoS for Home Affairs, GK Reddy, on Monday”.

He said ILP will be a key issue during the discussions.

Sanction of more funds in various developmental schemes was made by the BJP team that met the DoNER Minister on Saturday.

The BJP member said, “There is a market project in Mairang. We are pushing for the sanction of more funds for the second phase. It is named after U Tirot Sing”.

On if they discussed ILP with the DoNER Minister, he said, “He (Singh) did not comment much stating that it is not his subject. However, he assured us of his support in whatever points that we will raise on the issue and talk about these with the Home Minister. We had requested him for his support and he said he is with us.”

The issues of corruption in the Autonomous District Councils will also be raised by the BJP delegation.