Face of Nation : Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Saturday told Union Home Minister Amit Shah that people of the state are against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Zoramthanga met Shah at the Raj Bhavan in Aizawl and both the leaders discussed several matters.
An official statement from the chief minister’s office said the legislation could open a “floodgate of illegal immigrants” in Mizoram. Earlier in the day, civil society organisations and student groups in Mizoram met the home minister and submitted a memorandum saying the Bill should not be legislated in Parliament.
A non-profit organisation called Coordination Committee said Mizoram and other north eastern states should be exempted from the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill’s ambit if it is passed in Parliament. The NGO had initially decided to hold protests after Shah had said the legislation would be introduced in the new session of Parliament.
