NRC effect: Zeliang claims ‘influx of IBIs’ into Nagaland

Dimapur, July 28 (EMN): The leader of opposition in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, TR Zeliang, has urged political parties, civil society, and student organisations and village councils to ‘come out in unison’ against what he claimed was “influx of IBIs (‘illegal’ Bangladeshi immigrant) into the state even as the release of the second National Register of Citizens (NRC) of the Assam government is slated for July 30.” A press release from Zeliang on Saturday stated that villages bordering Assam “must be more vigilant and adopt measures to thwart off any infiltration attempt by IBIs.” While lauding the recent ‘advisories’ from the state’s government, Zeliang stated that “one-time checking cannot bring forth any tangible result.” According to him, the state government should “carry out house-to-house enumeration for identification of non-locals (sic) who had entered the state before and after 1963.”