Manipur, Nov. 19 -- Meghalaya BJP legislator Sanbor Shullai has urged President Ram Nath Kovind to exempt the state from the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) based on provisions of Article 244 of the Constitution.

After meeting governor Tatagatha Roy at the Raj Bhavan in Shillong on Tuesday evening, Shullai told reporters that his letter concerning the CAB was submitted to the President through the governor on the need to exempt Meghalaya from its purview.

Shullai mentioned a special provision in Article 244 under paragraph 12A (b) of the Sixth Schedule of the constitution, which states that the President may with respect to any act of Parliament by notification direct that it shall not apply to an autonomous district or an autonomous r...