Shillong, Aug. 19 -- The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), the umbrella body of eight major student unions from across the region, has written to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma raising alarm over what it describes as the "escalating and unaddressed" issue of illegal migration into the North East.
In its letter, NESO warned that unchecked infiltration threatens to destabilise the socio-cultural fabric, demographic balance and political future of indigenous communities.
"This is not merely a political or administrative issue-it is a matter of survival for the indigenous communities of the North East," the organisation said.
The body drew parallels with Tripura, where large-scale migration from erstwhile East Pakistan tur...