SHILLONG, 28 January 2020, TON: The United Democratic Party (UDP) expressed its apprehension over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and dubbed it as a wake up call for all North Eastern states to act against illegal immigration from neighbouring countries and influx of non-indigenous people. UDP top leadership is convinced that New Delhi is bent upon bringing demographic changes in their states.

The UDP General Secretary, Jemino Mawthoh said his party opposed the CAA in principleand everyone should wait for the Supreme Court of India’s interpretation in this regard.
He said people of North East and Meghalaya as well as other states should work together to find a solution against illegal immigration from the neighbouring countries and influx of non-indigenous people. He cautioned leadership in New Delhi and said, ‘We have been fighting over the and influx and illegal immigration for the last four decades and now it is right time to come up with something which is concrete for the protection and safeguard of the indigenous people.