Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) bats for ILP, reiterates stand to oppose CAA

A REPORTER

SHILLONG: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has said that this is the right time for the Government of India to reconsider the demand of Meghalaya to implement the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the State to tackle the problem of influx.

“We expect that the Central government will listen to the voice of the people of Meghalaya since we have been facing many issues with regards to influx for years,” KSU president Lambok Marngar said.

It may be reminded that the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly had, on December 19, unanimously passed a resolution during a one-day special session to urge the Central government to implement ILP in the State in view of the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)-2019.

It is expected that a delegation from the State government will be visiting New Delhi after the festive season to apprise Union Home Minister Amit Shah of the resolution passed by the State Assembly.

The KSU president also said that the fight against CAA is still on not only in Assam but also in the other north-eastern States. “We continue to have our public meetings, and we will carry the anti-CAA movement forward; this is part of our awareness programme with regards to the new Citizenship Act,” added Marngar.

The KSU president reiterated that since day one, the KSU had made its stand clear on the CAA. “We have made it clear; we cannot accept CAB (now CAA) as it invites more trouble to our State,” he stressed.

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