WE RESPECT THOSE WHO RESPECT OUR NORMS AND IDENTITY

Inner Line Permit is MUST

In the year 1958 attached to the Protected Area Permit that was required for the non-Indian Citizens to visit certain restricted areas, the Government of India also introduced the Inner Line Permit as an official travel document for Indians who are traveling to the so called protected/restricted places specially in Northeast India excluding Assam and Tripura. As mentioned in the record, this ILP was particularly meant for security measures.

This rule/norm still exists very strongly in Nagaland. The recent immigration operation held in one of the districts in Home Land emerged the idea of how many immigrants are passing into the Home Land through different entry points without the Inner Line Permit or improper documents shown in the ILP. I am sure there are many who have violated the rules and the process or the norms to enter the Home Land. Are we aware of the invisible immigrants reaching to the different parts of the districts in the Home Land? I would encourage my people to kindly focus on the improper/illegal immigration practices in their own way rather than following our Norms. WE RESPECT THOSE WHO RESPECT OUR NORMS AND IDENTITY.

I have identified some immigrants during my journey, their way to some parts of our Home Land, one time I found they had illegally entered into our Home Land with well dressed (coat suit) for their business and then they escaped somewhere at the time I enquired about the ILP. Another incident again I caught three non-locals with improper names written in the ILP obtained from the DC office, Dimapur and were handed over to the Assam Rifle force at one of the gates.

I would strongly encourage the Administrative functionaries who are responsible for issuing the ILP in the Home Land to issue the Inner Line Permit to whomever it may be with the proper investigation on their profiles, complete documents required/fulfill to obtain the ILP. If we are not aware of the hidden movements of the immigrants in the Home Land then, we may regret someday which might be burning at the midnight lamp trying to filter.

I would also strongly encourage each police check point/entry gates to be very much serious about this issue. I look forward to have the mutual respect towards each others norms and identity.

Peace

Lemwang W. Chuhwanglim