Adds that only ‘genuine Naga GBs from Nagaland should be empanelled by the district administration’
DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 1 (MExN): The Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) today dropped one of its assertions to “debar” the Dimapur GB Sadar/Urban in the RIIN exercise as "non-negotiable," provided that only “genuine Naga GBs from Nagaland should be empanelled by the district administration.”
The assertion was made within the JCPI’s recommendations to the State Government commission on the RIIN.
A press release from the JCPI informed that the decision to drop this contention was made after reviewing the issue raised by the Dimapur GB Sadar/Urban areas and recognizing the Nagaland GB Federation as one of the founding members of JCPI.
“This is solely done with the intention that the RIIN exercise is carried out without any loopholes so that no wrong antecedent is made,” it added.
The JCPI further said that its case study report submitted to the RIIN Commission had “inadvertently mentioned the whole of Dimapur GB Sadar/Urban areas.”
“The JCPI sincerely regrets the oversight into the nuances of the report. JCPI appeals to all GBs to extend cooperation in the crucial process of identification of Nagaland indigenous inhabitants so that any anomalies are removed to serve the common interest as GBs are the traditional guardians its citizens,” it appealed.
Meanwhile, in response to the North East Forum of Indigenous Peoples’s (NEIPF) call to launch a regional protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, the JCPI informed that it would be organizing a march on October 3, 9:30 am onwards starting from the Badminton Stadium, Raj Bhavan Road to the official residence of the Nagaland Chief Minister.
“All participants and citizens of Kohima are requested support the cause by participating in this important march,” it appealed.
