The Centre proposes to keep out the Inner Line Permit (ILP) States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Besides, the Bill will not be implemented in the Sixth Schedule tribal autonomous regions.

Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters that the Bill will not be applicable in ILP States and Sixth Schedule areas, and outsiders will not be permitted to buy land. People who come under CAB will not enjoy any new rights.

Asked whetherAssamese-speaking people will face threat from Bengali-speaking people in termsof spoken language, and whether the State language will change ifBengali-speaking people become the majority, Amit Shah asserted that if theClause Six Committee recommends, then Assamese language will continue to remainas the State language.