Dimapur, July 27 (MExN): The Dimapur Naga Students' Union (DNSU) today issued a “strong call to action to all citizens” to safeguard the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system.
Among others, the union particularly urged landowners in Dimapur to exercise extreme caution and responsibility in rental agreements and further appealed to all tribal units to “prepare for immediate assistance in safeguarding” ILP system.
According to the DNSU, such actions are imperative to “safeguard Naga land and identity” and reiterated its firm stance against renting properties to “illegal immigrants.”
To this end, the DNSU demanded “prompt and immediate action” by all landowners to desist from giving properties and land for rent without proper and thorough verification of tenants.
This is critically imperative to prevent what the union alleged as the “unchecked influx of illegal immigrants” directly undermining the demographic integrity and traditional landholding systems of the Naga people.
Landowners are urged to prioritise the long-term security and cultural preservation of Nagaland over short-term financial gains, it added.
The DNSU called upon any citizens to identify landowners giving land to immigrants without proper verifications and to reach out to the authorities or to DNSU via +917005876566 / +916009812596.
The union also urged the State Government to establish a dedicated cell specifically for the ILP to streamline processes, enhance enforcement capabilities, and provide a focused approach to monitoring and controlling the influx of individuals.
This dedicated unit would serve as a vital resource for both citizens and authorities in maintaining the integrity of the ILP system and would further strengthen and safeguard Naga identity and land rights, it held.
The citizens of Nagaland, particularly the students, will be forced to initiate their own course of action if the government fails to strongly implement the ILP, it cautioned.
Tribal units directed
Meanwhile, in what is described as a “move to strengthen community participation and oversight,” the DNSU also instructed all tribal units under its jurisdiction to be ready with 100 volunteers each.
As per the union, the volunteers will be prepared to “assess the ground situation” concerning the ILP at any point in time.
These units will be ready to assist the government and relevant authorities in their efforts to effectively implement and enforce the ILP regulations, it added.
Collective vigilance and coordinated efforts, it contended, are essential to address the pressing challenges posed by unregulated immigration and to protect the distinct heritage of the Naga people.
