By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Nov 4: The state administration is set to hold meetings to plan its next strategy after the Ministry of Home Affairs declined to give its approval to the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security (Amendment) Act.
In order to determine the best course of action, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma will meet with the Advocate General and other government officials, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong announced on Friday.
The Centre had requested that the state government amend the MRSSA prior to its enactment.
As required under the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA) 2016, which aims to prevent unlawful infiltration into the state, the state government recently gave tenants and landlords from seven localities in Shillong instructions to register on the app.
In response to a question, Tynsong stated that the District Task Force has already been established and that the authorities have instructed the deputy commissioners to implement the Act in its entirety.
The Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016 was enacted by the state government with the aim of ensuring and improving the security of the state by a meticulous and in-depth inspection of all non-indigenous residents.
It is anticipated that the Act’s implementation will stop anti-social elements from finding sanctuary in the state and provide a control system to check illegal immigration or infiltration.