NEW DELHI, March 19 — Nagaland Government has taken serious note of the complacent manner of Assam Government in issuing documents to illegal migrants. Assam has become a breeding ground for illegal migrants, who after procuring necessary documents move to the hills of Nagaland, charged Chief Minister of the State, Neiphiu Rio.
The cause of alarm for the State is that it has recorded the highest decadal population growth rate in the country at 67 per cent. The minister said that though the hill sector in his State has no problem, the Dimapur valley has been affected. It may be recalled here that Nagaland Chief Minister’s charge was echoed by Delhi Police, which has since stopped taking cognizance of documents issued by Assam Government. The Delhi Police which is apparently convinced that vital documents can be easily procured in Assam has been packing off Bengali-speaking Muslim people to Indo-Bangla border for deportation refusing to consider even documents like land patta and voters list.
Jamir under the scanner: Meanwhile, former Nagaland Chief Minister, SC Jamir is likely to be in trouble, with Nagaland Government deciding to go after Jamir in the multi-crore lottery scam. The State Cabinet has decided to ask the CBI which is already probing the lottery scam to expedite the investigation, the Chief Minister told this newspaper.
The CBI probe into the case was ordered by Supreme Court in response to a public interest litigation (PIL). The case which was shelved into the cold storage by the CBI involves the former Chief Minister and a controversial MP from Assam regarded as the lottery king.