Centre yet to approve Mizoram Household Registers Bill

Newmai News Network

Aizawl | February 21

 

The Centre is yet to approve 'The Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019,' which seeks to identify between 'foreigners' and genuine residents of Mizoram, chief minister Zoramthanga informed the state legislative assembly on Friday.

 

Zoramthanga, who also holds General Administration portfolio, said that the bill was passed by the state legislative assembly in March last year and was sent to the state governor, who later referred it to the Centre for approval. “As referred by the governor the bill is pending with the Central government for approval,” he said.

 

He also said that the government will continue to make effort to ensure that the bill receives the Centre’s clearance.

 

The Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill was passed by the state legislative assembly on March 18, 2019 and was initially sent to the governor for assent.

 

Kummanam Rajasekharan, who was the Mizoram governor at the time of passing the bill, referred it to the Centre.

 

Sources said that the former governor referred the bill to the Centre purportedly because it envisages detection of foreigners.

 

Zoramthanga, who introduced the bill, had said that the bill, after its enactment, would help the state government in identifying foreigners and genuine residents of the state.

 

Meanwhile, Mizoram Home minister Lalchamliana informed the assembly that special task force committees have been formed at district level and sub-division level for detection, detention and deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants in three border districts of Mizoram- Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Mamit.

 

Mizoram shares 318 km unfenced international border with Bangladesh.

 

In a written reply, the Home minister said the task force committees were formed in pursuance to the Union Home Ministry’s directive dated November 23, 2009 to detect and deport illegal Bangladeshi migrants from the state. He also said that the committees are yet to submit their reports. He further informed the state legislative assembly that the government has no intention of establishing foreigner tribunal as of now.