SHILLONG, March 12 -- The Voice of the Peoples' Party (VPP), representing the opposition in Meghalaya, reiterated its staunch opposition to the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in areas of the state not covered by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

The Sixth Schedule, encompassing provisions for the administration of tribal areas in four Northeast states, including Meghalaya, grants autonomy to certain tribal areas.

VPP chief Ardent Basaiawmoit emphasized the party's resistance to any imposition of the CAA in regions of Meghalaya that falls outside the purview of the Sixth Schedule, asserting that such measures would contradict the sentiments of the local populace.

To voice their dissent, numerous citizen grou...