Defending Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Mizoram
The editorial written by Paritosh Chakma appeared in The Shillong Times daily newspaper recently under special article.
Quote from the article:
The ILP’s aim is not to harass or prevent entry of non-Mizo Indian nationals per se but to secure the future of the natives by protecting the sanctity of their socio-cultural rights, preventing demographic upheaval leading to invasion of their political bastion by the “outsiders” which has been the case with Tripura. Due to the large-scale influx from Bangladesh, the indigenous peoples of Tripura have been reduced to minority. The defeat of another North Eastern state - Assam - in identifying and deporting millions of illegal Bangladeshis is also known to all of us.
The article was written in defence of the Inner Line Permit regulations in Mizoram in the wake of the recent Gauhati High Court judgement that Mizoram government should not arrest or deport any body for not having valid inner line permit (ILP).
Paritosh also said,
I was aghast to hear the judgement. What are the police expected to do if not arrest an “illegal outsider”? The Court’s order has definitely provided impunity to all those staying on in the state without the valid papers. Illegal outsiders can pose serious threats to the peace and security of the state.
Source: The Shillong Times via Paritosh Chakma blog
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under General.
Comments: 2
Tags: ILP Mizoram, Inner Line Permit
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Comment from ILP Indian
Time: June 29, 2008, 11:06 am
Dear Paritosh,
Read your posting with ref to ILP system in India. But the system must be reciprocral.
As large number of Chakma and other Mangolian orgian infiltrators also enters India/Assam through the Assam-Mizoram Border we are proposing the exactly the same kind of law and ILP provisions to be implemented for the persons entering rest of India from ILP states - Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. All persons entering other Indian states from these ILP states should also obtain an “entry permit” from Indian Office like Assam House in Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai or DC offices in the border Districts. In view of international terrorism threats from other countries that may enter India through borders with Myanmer, China, Nepal, B’Desh etc. As the bottom line here is not to allow infiltrators from outside to enter India, every Mizo/Naga/Arunachali should apply for a entry permit giving copies of Voter ID Attested by DC / Residence Certificate and if they are “suspected” by the issuing officer their application should be sent back to their home districts in their states for verification. Till then they should wait before entering any other indian state.
Moreover, we support the kind of mechanism followed by the NGOs like YMCA, MZP to check ILP regularly, other states like Assam must also allow NGOs to check the genuineness of every person entering other states. Assam Police should also arrest and deport every person from other ILP states who do not have such permits.
In that way we will have a very good check against all infiltrators in the region irrespective of their race, language and religion.
We shall appeal to the people and NGOs of the border districts of the ILP states to start checking every ’suspected infiltrators’ who look like Bangladeshi from dress or name or look like a ‘chinese / burmeese / nepali’ infiltrator and check their papers at border posts with the help of local police as it is the duty to police to check anybody against possible entry of foreigners into India.
Once ILP is used by every Indian states against possible infiltration by others it will be a very strong “United States of India”. After all Maharashtra is for Marathis and ‘non-marathis’ should not enter without any sponsor from Maratha origin. Otherwise Marathis will be minorities and their language and culture. The same “protective discrimination” for the indigenous populations of the Maratha people should be allowed to protect the indigenous populations from the onslaught of “the outsiders”. The logic should be same for all Indian states - Tamil, Kannad, Assamese, Kerelite.
So, as it will take time for all states to have ILP, for the time being ILP mechanism should be equally used ILP states to enter non-ILP states.
That will make India and a great ‘united’ nation. When big countries like European union countries are allowing eben citizens to travell freely among 25 countries, and these have much larger “illegal outsiders” and terror threats, we should create more strong walls among ourselves to protect ourselves from “outsiders”.
Long live Great India.
Comment from Narendra Peter Simon Mangat
Time: August 20, 2008, 5:55 pm
Well like the articles above states,that ILP will really work both ways,it will help indegenious population protect their identity but it is also creating a sence of alianation for people of ILP states in the main land,as non ILP states people have started questioning/asking residents of ILP states to apply for the same if they visit the mainland non ILP states,which I think is natural as people like to return what they receive or to be measured by the same yardstick.In these times of Global Village phenomenon when 25 EU soveriegn state/nation are doing away with passport and visas procedure,and were the dager of influx/terror attacks and oppertunites of employment are more, if they are opening up…..THEN WHY ARE WE CLOSING UP…….?Many states have reservations for local representation in their state assembly and I belive that if you hold the political power you can always protect the indegenious people: while people from outside come for livelihood and to offer service to the local populance so a correct balance will be benificial to all.We are better placed then the European Union countries to have this Union,there countries are finding it hard to join the Union even if they want to as they have to amend their Constitution.So PLEASE dont let our miopic views let go of this unique fabric weave of our Nation for our petty selfish gains .A STATE/SOCIETY IS LIKE A TREE IT DOES NOT GET STRONG BY ONLY BY HOLDING ON TO ITS ROOT;IT ALSO HAS TO SPREAD ITS BRANCHES,so more people can take shelter under its shade.And by the way, an 1873 Regulation needs a second review and needs to be corrected.
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