By Bhupen Goswami

GuwahatI : :Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the people of Mizoram and other northeastern states that a special clause would be included in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill so that their state, along with Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, would not be affected by the settlement of the people of Pakistan . , Bangladesh and Afghanistan which are granted Indian citizenship. All three states are governed by inner line permits.Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that the home minister has decided that a kind of special clause will be incorporated in the proposed bill that will have special provision for Mizoram. “The home ministry wants us to propose the special clause before the bill is introduced in Parliament”, he added.Vanlalruata, chairman of Mizo NGO Cordination Committee said that they have been assured that the ILP will be there and will continue to be applicable in all the states where it is in force. Although the groups called off a planned protest against Shah’s visit, the people held up placards denouncing the CAB, and showed it to Shah. It may be mentioned here that the ILP is an official travel document issued by the Government of India to grant permission for inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited time period. It is obligatory for Indians to obtain permission to enter the protected areas residing outside Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.