Nagaland: NSF to stage demonstration against CAB outside Raj Bhavan

KOHIMA | DEC 9, 2019:

The NSF held a meeting with its executives today at NSF office Kohima and decided to hold a peaceful sit in protest at around 11 AM on December 10, outside Raj Bhavan.

Ninoto Awomi, President NSF said that they will go to any extend to oppose the bill if NE is not exempted from the purview of CAB.

Awomi said, "We the Naga Student's Federation have decided to organize a sit in protest in against the Citizenship Amendment Bill tomorrow at 11am outside Raj bhavan. As we all know that the indigenous people of NE is already facing massive threat of influx of illegal immigrants and this CAB is against minority, against indigenous people"

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"We cannot allow NE region to be a dumping place of illegal immigrants so as a sign of resentment against CAB we are organising this Sit in protest along with all the NE states and also we want to appeal to the Union Govt of India to respect the sentiments and aspirations of the NE people and even if they want to introduce this CAB and make into a law the entire NE has to be exempted from the purview of CAB"he said.

Awomi added that NSF as one of the components unit of NESO and under the banner of NESO the entire NE we have taken up this CAB issue as a common issue and unless and until the entire NE region is left out from CAB we will go to any extend to see that this CAB does not see the light of the day in the NE Region.

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The government on Monday introduced the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha despite objection raised by the opposition parties calling the move "fundamentally unconstitutional" and "violation" of Article 14 of the Indian constitution and others.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.