On December 4, the North East Students Organisation (NESO) and the Khasi Students Union (KSU) on Wednesday vowed to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) come what may, hours after the Union Cabinet endorsed it, reports The Shillong Times. chairman of NESO, Samuel Jyrwa said that the organisation is going to oppose the move vehemently. “This is an act of injustice meted out to the people of the region and the Union government has always had this kind of attitude towards the indigenous people of the North East, right from the time India gained independence”, he said. Making it clear that NESO will agitate against the bill, he also downplayed the exemption of some Northeastern states and particular areas from its purview. “We have seen that certain exemptions are there, but as far as Meghalaya is concerned, we are having Sixth Schedule since 1952 but that has not stopped the influx of people into our state”, he said. Meanwhile, KSU general secretary Donald Thabah said, “We are disappointed because despite the fact that we met the Union home minister and aired our grievances regarding the ramifications of the bill for the indigenous population of Meghalaya, they decided to go ahead. “He said that the Centre is not concerned about the plight and aspirations of the people of the North East. Citing figures, Thabah said that there are around 14 million Bangladeshi Hindus whereas Khasis number just 1.4 million.