External and Home ministry will examine Meghalaya CM’s proposal of issuing work permit to Bangladeshi people: Rijiju
Guwahati, Apr 7 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the Home and External Affairs Ministry will examine the proposal of issuing work permit to the Bangladesh nationals.
Giving his reaction on Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s proposal of issuing of work permit to Bangladesh nationals, Rijiju said that the proposal given by the Meghalaya CM is positive in one sense, but before accepting it the entire mechanism must be made clear, so that it does not have an adverse impact.
The Union minister said that, the North Eastern region particularly Assam has been affected by the illegal migrants and the region facing this problem since long time.
“External Affairs ministry and Home Affairs ministry need to sit together, discuss what is going to reification. But the proposal, I think due consideration and we will look it,” Rijiju said.
Recently, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma mooted the idea of issuing of work permit to the Bangladesh nationals, when he met External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.
The Meghalaya CM has proposed it to address the challenges of infiltration.
On the other hand, the MoS for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on the Naga peace talk issue in a press conference held in Guwahati on Saturday that, the Naga peace talk is going on since long time and framework agreement was signed and sovereignty and some other serious issues have been dropped from the agreement. The framework agreement stated that, the unique history, identity of Nagas are being recognised.
“The talk is going on smoothly and we are monitoring the progress of the talk. PM Modi also said that, the result will come during our time. Centre is committed to a clear, tangible solution. This will not have any kind of adverse repercussion to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur,” Rijiju said.
On the other hand, the Union minister said that, talks with the insurgent groups of northeast are now in final stages.
“The progress of talks with different insurgent groups is being reviewed on a case by case basis,” Rijiju said.
Rjiju further said that, ongoing talks with the Arobinda Rajkhowa-led ULFA (P) now in final stages and the Home ministry is now agreed to the genuine demands and already instructed to prepare the final shape.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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