Shillong, July 25 -- Lone Voice of the People Party (VPP) Lok Sabha member from Shillong, Dr. Ricky A. J. Syngkon today met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and impressed upon him to take urgent steps to implement the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulation to check the influx of illegal immigrants in Meghalaya.
"The long-standing demand for the extension of the ILP regime continues to be a matter of deep concern for its indigenous communities. The people of Meghalaya are increasingly alarmed by the growing influx of migrants, including from across the international border with Bangladesh," Syngkon stated in his memorandum.
Noting that the ILP regime is already in force in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, the VPP MP said, "It...