Shillong, Aug. 18 -- The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), an umbrella body of students' unions from the region, staged a demonstration in Meghalaya's capital Shillong, urging the Centre and state government to take immediate steps to curb illegal immigration from Bangladesh.

NESO leaders said similar protests were organised simultaneously in other state capitals across the Northeast.

Speaking at the protest, NESO chairman Samuel B Jyrwa described the demonstration as a "call to action" against a long-standing problem that has "altered the demography and stability of the region."

"We have faced this issue for decades, particularly in Tripura, Assam and even in Meghalaya. Since the Prime Minister himself acknowledged the challen...