Asserting that the changes in demography don’t build a healthy society, Shah said that illegal infiltration and encroachment are dangerous for the culture and geography of any country.
He has already set the first agenda for the new government in the state.
The influx of refugees into Mizoram began after the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, which plunged the country into violent conflict between the junta and pro-democracy groups, particularly in Chin state.
Amid growing concerns over the Centre’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and revoke the Free Movement Regime (FMR), the Union government has reached out to civil society organisations in Mizoram, seeking their cooperation.
The latest in the opposition to the India-Myanmar border fencing and scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) is the Naga Insurgent Groups (NSCN-IIM), who have come out strongly against the decision. The NSCN-IM is currently in the process of peace talks with the Government of India.
This influx has intensified a major controversy with the Mizoram government opposing the Union Home Ministry's move to fence the border with Myanmar.
"The central government will complete the fencing work in the unfenced area within seven days if the state government hands over the required land in the border area. The central government is giving top priority to the internal security of the country and the unfenced area on the international border is a threat,"
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