Naga Hoho (NH) Friday asked the Prime Minister and chief ministers of the region to protect the life and property of Northeast people following the current tension caused due to threat and intimation meted out to people hailing from the Northeast.

In a statement, Naga Hoho publicity secretary C. Daipao said that the situation was another challenge posed by illegal immigrants and if governments failed to take action, the people in “mainland” India have to take a stand that Northeast states were not “integral part” of India.

Naga Hoho while extending solidarity to Northeast students and professionals, appealed to remain calm. The hoho said that now was the time Northeast states to unite and “flush out” illegal immigrants so as to safeguard the future from the hands of “aliens”.

The process to check illegal migration in the Northeast remained unfinished despite various efforts made at the national level, said Naga Hoho adding that the issue has been exploited by political interests. 

The statement also reminded that Assam’s former Governor, Lt Gen. (Retd.) S.K. Sinha who mentioned that if unabated infiltration of foreigners was allowed to continue, the situation in Assam will be worse than that of Kashmir in days to come.