The Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya said here on Monday that the States in the north east are in danger due to illegal migration from neighbouring countries. The need of the hour is to maintain national integrity and ensure that those States remain a part of the country.
Addressing a gathering at Sanghanikethan, Mannagudda at a public felicitation programme to him and his wife Kavitha Acharya, he expressed concern that the illegal migrants, especially from Bangladesh, are “participating in elections” in Assam.
Strengthen bordersHe said that the borders of the north east with eight gateways to neighbouring countries were in danger.
The nation under the “dynamic and able leadership” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “with a philosophy of Hindutva” had a very special priority for the overall development of north eastern States.
The Union government had its own visions to strengthen security in the borders.
Mr. Acharya, a native of Udupi, said that people in other parts of the country had the onus to infuse the “we feeling” among people of the north east to make them remain in the mainstream of the country. The Governor expressed concern over incidents of attacks on some people from the north east in some parts of the country. Interacting with students from north east in the city he asked them to cultivate friendships with local people.
“Be friends with your Kannadiga classmates and take part in their family celebrations. All of you must have local guardians here,” he told students.
