Newmai News Network
Dimapur | March 16
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) said today that it has started framing modalities to identify illegal immigrants in Nagaland. Once identified, illegal immigrants would be deported to their respective countries, the NSF says.
Speaking to Newmai News Network this evening, NSF President Kelhouneizo Yhome said a maximum number of crimes in Nagaland are committed by illegal immigrants. Most of the illegal immigrants are from Bangladesh and Pakistan, he said. On March 10 the NSF had discussed the matter with the non-local organisations and sought their support in framing the modalities for identifying the illegal immigrants.
It is worth noting that last month the NSF chief had stated that there have been thousands and thousands of illegal immigrants in Nagaland who fled their own countries and settling in Nagaland. “Majority of the illegal immigrants in Nagaland are from Bangladesh,” according to the NSF chief. Yhome said through certain mechanism in collaboration with the non-Naga organisations these illegal immigrants will be detected and be driven out from Nagaland.
It can be noted that in the Nagaland commercial hub Dimapur large number of illegal immigrants are said to have been concentrated. These illegal immigrants first infiltrated to Assam from Bangladesh through the porous border region. In search of work and business these immigrants in turn come to Dimapur. These immigrants mostly engage in labour work and other manual activities. This has been going on for years and now these immigrants are doing brisk business in Dimapur. They construct their dwellings and farm in lands owned by Nagas by paying tax.
