New Delhi/ Shillong, Dec. 16 -- Voice of the People Party (VPP) Lok Sabha MP, Dr. Ricky Andrew Syngkon on Tuesday met Home Minister Amit Shah, and urged the central government to expedite the extension of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulation to Meghalaya.
In a letter submitted to the Home Minister, Syngkon said the ILP would address concerns over demographic change, land alienation and unregulated migration in the tribal-majority state.
"It (ILP) strengthens border management and internal security by regulating inward movement and providing a transparent documentary trail," Syngkon told Shah.
Meghalaya shares a 443-km border with Bangladesh, part of which is porous, hilly and unfenced and thus prone to infiltration. It also shares an 8...