The
All Arunachal Pradesh Students'
Union (AAPSU) cautioned the Arunachal
Government to keep a strict vigil
along the border and tighten its
intelligence apparatus to avoid
immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh
from coming to the state as a
spillover effect of the violence
as reported in various media,
reports Times of India
on August 1. AAPSU expressed its
concern over the situation arising
out of the Bodo-Muslims clashes
that have rocked the Bodoland
Territorial Council (BTC) areas
in Assam. AAPSU statement said,
"According to various media
reports, the fallout of the violence,
in a way, has been due to the
presence of unaccounted illegal
immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh
and, as such, this cannot be considered
as an isolated case affecting
only the BTC region." The
student body added, "Rather,
the country in general and the
northeastern region in particular
should view the situation seriously
keeping in mind the complexity
of the problem that can have far-reaching
consequences in the demographic
set up and on the internal security
of the country." |
