[Assam] what is Inner Line Permit of Arunancal Pradesh

[Jyotirmoy Sharma]

Umesh, are you from the North East India?
If you are then you would have known that ILP is a kind of  
restriction introduced in tribal states like Mizoram, AP, Nagaland 
(maybe) to prevent non-tribals from entering their state in large  
numbers and establish business, buy land etc. This has been done  
since ages. So it is a permit for 'outsiders' to enter the state for  
a short period for whatever reasons. It is only Assam that anyone and  
everyone is welcomed and thus have become a dumping ground for all.
This whole issue of illegal migration from B'desh stinks. Our Assam  
leaders are adopting these refugees as 'sons of the soil'. Funny  
isn't it? Someone declared Bangladeshi in AP and Nagaland can become  
genuine residents when they cross the border.
It will be wishful thiinking if we were to think that our leaders 
( AGP-makes noise only when not the ruling party, Congress- adopted  
the refugees, BJP?? ..)  will have the guts to proclaim the hordes of  
people coming in from AP and Nagaland as "Bangladeshis". It's in the  
news that these people have been allocated refuge in BTC by the Govt.  
It is only the timely action of Bodo and Rajbonshi leaders who have  
served quit notices to them. AASU must learn from the AAPSU and NSF  
that mere demonstrations, bandhs, conferences wouldn't work. These  
people have to be driven out. It is a pity that we have some people  
amongst us who refuse to see the Bangladeshi menace as a problem.  
Notice how the groups vowing to be fighting for the Assamese people's  
rights are always silent on this issue. WHY???

JS