The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations, an umbrella body of pressure groups, has rejected the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying that the act will facilitate immigration of illegal immigrants as it does not exempt the entire state, reports The Telegraph. On December 6, CMSO chairman Robertjune Kharjahrin said the proposed bill exempts only the tribal areas of Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram and Tripura, while “The entire state of Manipur will be under the bill. The non-tribal areas of Tripura have not been exempted either”. adding that the bill should not be passed. He further said that while Meghalaya is not covered by inner-line permit, the ordinance to amend the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016, has still not received the Governor’s assent. The ordinance seeks to make it mandatory for anyone who visits Meghalaya for more than 24 hours to pre-register themselves. In the absence of proper safeguards, Kharjahrin claimed, “Meghalaya will become a safe haven for Bangladeshi nationals who will become Indian citizens through the proposed bill.”