NSF calls for strict enforcement of ILP

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) Thursday called for strict enforcement of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) claiming escalating threats to the socio-economic and political fabric of indigenous Naga population.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Addressing a press conference NSF president Medovi Rhi and Inner Line Regulation Commission (ILRC) chairman and senior students’ leader NSN Lotha said that they submitted a memorandum to state Chief Secretary J Alam highlighting the historical importance and continued relevance of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873.

The BEFR aims to protect and safeguard the identity and existence of the indigenous people of Nagaland. The regulation makes it obligatory for anyone, both Indian citizen and foreigner, who is not an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland, to obtain an Inner Line Permit (ILP) as may be prescribed by the Government of Nagaland, to enter the state of Nagaland for a limited period.