Other States - Assam   

Scrap Illegal Migrants Act, demands AGP

GUWAHATI: The opposition Asom Gana Parishad has differed with the views expressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh favouring retention of Illegal Migrants Determination Tribunal (IMDT) Act, 1983, in the state.

Dr Singh, at the tripartite meeting held with the All Assam Students Union (AASU) delegation and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Delhi yesterday, had categorically ruled out the possibility of repealing the Act as demanded by AASU.

Talking to UNI here today, AGP general secretary Dilip Saikia advocated scrapping of IMDT as the act "was delaying the process of detection and deportation of illegal migrants and instead helping their continuous stay in the state''.

``The IMDT does not serve the purpose of detection and deportation of illegal migrants who are threatening the indigenous population in the state,'' Mr Saikia remarked.

Regarding completion of the border fencing with Bangladesh he said this should be done before the 2006 assembly polls. ``Unless we fence the border completely with Bangladesh, we cannot check infiltration,'' he claimed.

The AGP general secretary also differed with the two year deadline set by the Prime Minister to upgrade the National Register of Census (NRC) with 1971 as the cut off year.

Mr Saikia favoured upgradation of NRC before the next assembly polls.

Welcoming the initiative by Dr Singh to hold talks on the Assam accord, he wanted the Centre to work out a specific timeframe to implement the accord in toto.

Mr Saikia also expressed concern over the recent report by the National Commission for Minority (NCM) regarding the `abnormal rise' in the Muslim population in ten districts of the state. The NCM attributed the growth to infiltration from across the border. -- UNI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Other States

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |

Stories in this Section

Scrap Illegal Migrants Act, demands AGP

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu