KOHIMA: Congress members on Thursday drew the government’s attention to the “unabated” influx of suspected Bangladeshis in the state, particularly in Dimapur areas, and demanded effective measures to contain the problem.
Raising the issue during the debate on governor’s address, Congress members took exception to the government’s alleged inaction over the increasing threat posed by unabated influx by leaving the matter to NGOs to control the problem.
Congress legislator Apok Jamir said that the on-going “invasion” by such migrants had threatened the demographic profile of the state.
Warning that the migrant population will reduce the Nagas into minority in the state, senior Congress member Chingwang Konyak asked why the government left such a serious matter of controlling influx to Naga Council Dimapur which had already started identifying and issuing identity cards to migrant population in the commercial town.
Referring to the present law and order situation, NPCC President Imtisungit Jamir said if the state government could not control crime, then the task should be handed over to the governor as there is such a special provision in the Constitution.(PTI)