Shillong, Aug. 19 -- The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), an apex student's body of all the indigenous communities in the region, has written to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma over the long-standing, unaddressed, and escalating issue of illegal migration into the region.
In a letter, NESO Chairman Samuel Jyrwa and Secretary General Mutsikhoyo Yhobu said the North East has been grappling with the challenge of uncontrolled and unchecked influx of illegal migrants for decades.
"This problem (illegal migrants) began soon after India attained Independence in 1947 and has, over time, grown into one of the most pressing threats to the socio-cultural fabric, demographic balance, and political stability of our states. The cons...