These railways have been made inspite of our opposition towards it.We don't want more Indians here.These trains are just a ploy to push immigrants into south tibet to culturally annex it.Period.
Locals oppose proposed Rajdhani Express to Arunachal Pradesh - Economic Times
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Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Tanga Byaling said the state government has already started the process of granting ILP online and was talking to the students union to convince them about the benefits of Rajdhani Express.
"The online ILP obtaining process will be hassle-free. Police will verify each of the applicant, his or her purpose of visit, duration of stay, local address etc. After the verification, the ILP will be issued. If there is an efficient and foolproof system, I am sure the students will not oppose it," he told PTI.
But the AAPSU President said they want the checking and verification process to be proper and feel the online verification is not enough.
"A person entering Arunachal Pradesh should be photographed, his local address recorded and must leave the state once the validity of the ILP is over," he said.
ILP and Protected Area Permit (PAP) are required for non-Arunachalis entering Arunachal Pradesh, which shares border with China and Myanmar, as it comes under the restricted area category. A person entering Arunachal Pradesh is given an identity card (ILP) as per the mandatory provisions under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873.
ILPs are required by Indians other than natives of Arunachal Pradesh for entering any place in the state.
This permit is issued by the state government offices at Delhi, Kolkata, Tezpur, Guwahati, Shillong, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Jorhat.
A foreigner requires PAP or Restricted Area Permit (RAP) for entering Arunachal. They can obtain the permit from all Indian missions abroad, Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRRO) in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chief Immigration Officer, Chennai, Home Ministry, Delhi, and Arunachal Pradesh Home Commissioner's office at Itanagar.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said a mechanism should be put in place so that passengers do not face inconvenience on one hand and the concern of the students on ILP is also resolved on the other.
"Once such a mechanism is in place, I do not think there will be any problem. We must encourage people from other parts of the country to visit Arunachal Pradesh," he said.