Shillong, April 22 -- The opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Wednesday criticised the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government for failing to provide credible data on illegal immigrants in the state.
"Unlike Assam, Meghalaya lacks credible data on the presence of illegal immigrants, as the state government is yet to conduct such an exercise," VPP Supremo, Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit told reporters after addressing a massive protest rally at Motphran against the State government for its various failures in governance.
He said the issue of illegal immigrants in Assam has been raised in the Parliament and the Assembly, and concluded that there is a rising trend of illegal immigration into Assam"There is a consistent rising tre...