Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad Sangma on January 11 rubbished reports that if the Inner Line Permit (ILP) was implemented in the State, the Sixth Schedule would be done away with, reports Nagaland Post. He stated, “That is not true at all. There was a simple observation that certain officials and certain political leaders had in Delhi saying that since we have exemption under Sixth Schedule, why would we need exemption under ILP from the CAA”. He also added, “There is no question of Sixth Schedule being removed as it is a protection and privilege given to the people of the state. We are very firm as a government that there is no comprise with the Sixth Schedule.” Meghalaya, which was formed as an autonomous state April 2, 1970 and as a full-fledged state on January 21, 1972, after being carved out of Assam, is covered by Sixth Schedule provisions of the constitution.