Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 12
Minister for PHED, Jacob Zhimomi on Sunday told the citizens of the state that there was no need to fear or panic over the proposed Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).
“The intention of the Nagaland government is to verify all indigenous inhabitants in the state and especially tackle the menace of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants (IBI) in Dimapur,” he said during a programme at Durga Mandir Hall, Dimapur.
He said the exercise of RIIN would only be for locals adding that “permanent residency will be given” but indicated that indigenous inhabitant certificates cannot be given to non-deserving people.
Jacob also said that Inner Line Permit would be implemented soon in Dimapur and urged genuine Indian citizens not to be apprehensive of it. In this connection, he said that the decision to implement ILP in Dimapur was “not to chase out business people but illegal immigrants to whom you and my businesses are affected.”
The Minister said that the government has no objection to those legally entering the state and urged upon those willing to enter the state to follow the rules.
On the pending civic polls, Jacob talked about the difficulty of the state government to conduct election to urban local bodies without 33% reservation since the law has prescribed it accordingly. However, the Minister added that the government had set up a Committee to study the issue and would take a decision in due course of time.
On the Naga issue, Jacob said that the government was expecting a peaceful solution “very soon” accommodating the interest of all stakeholders.
He also claimed that the NDPP-BJP alliance was “very strong” and there was no agenda to bring down the present government and to form alternative government.
