Govt to be tough on Bangla infiltrators

Aizawl, June 11: The Mizoram government has decided to take more steps to contain illegal immigration from neighbouring Bangladesh here.

Talking to UNI today,Chief Secretary Haukhum Hauzel informed that a new state monitoring committee had been setup to check infiltration in accordance with the Union Home Ministry's instructions, which will do everything to check illegal migrants crossing along the Indo-Bangladesh border areas.

''Though we share an international border with Bangladesh, chances of illegal immigrants crossing over to Mizoram is quite impractical,'' he said adding that the Border Security Force (BSF) and the state police were constantly keeping a close watch.

He, however, stated that the government was concerned about those, who had already sneaked into the country.

The state monitoring committee will set up a special task force of policemen in all the districts bodering Bangladesh and they will work along with the BSF personnel deployed at strategic points, Mr Hauzel said adding that this committee officials would send reports then and there which would be redirected to the Centre.

''We have already asked our liaison officer in Silchar (Asom) to be more careful in issuing inner line permits. We have also requested the Deputy Commissioner office to avoid any possible entry of illegal immigants,'' he pointed out.

According to intelligence sources, the state has a population of more than 30,000 muslims, who have come over from Hailakandi and Cachar districts of Assam.

UNI