Agartala, August 18, 2025: The North East Students’ Organization (NESO), representing eight major student bodies across the region, has urged the Tripura government to take stringent measures against infiltration, warning that the issue has reached a “serious and alarming stage.”

In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, NESO said that the continuous influx of infiltrators since Independence has turned into a “deep crisis” in the Northeast, severely affecting cultural identity and political stability.

“Infiltration continues in the Northeast. Our language, culture, heritage and ethnicity are under threat today. This problem has taken a serious turn, especially in Tripura, where the indigenous tribal people have become minorities in their own land,” the letter stated.

Recalling the Assam Accord of 1985, NESO pointed out that despite the signing of the historic agreement, most of its clauses remain unimplemented. “The fiery situation in Assam led to the Accord, but decades later, the promises are yet to be fulfilled,” the organization said.

The memorandum also highlighted demographic shifts in Meghalaya, citing mass movements in 1979, 1987, and the early 1990s. “The terrible demographic change is now spreading to several states in the Northeast, especially in the plains of Garo Hills and beyond,” NESO warned.

The organization alleged that the central government has so far taken only “temporary or reactive measures” rather than finding a permanent solution. “This is not just an administrative or political issue—it is a question of existence. Our language, culture, tradition, and ethnicity are under threat,” the letter emphasized.

NESO placed six key demands before the state government, including: Immediate identification and expulsion of illegal infiltrators, Complete sealing of the India-Bangladesh border, Strengthening border security with modern surveillance technology, Preventing migration through coordination with neighboring states, Ensuring the safety of tribal people, and Providing legal safeguards for the protection of human rights, culture, language, political and land rights.

Appealing to both the state and central governments, NESO concluded: “We demand that the issue of infiltration be given the utmost importance before it causes irreversible damage to the indigenous people of the Northeast.”