A special clause will be incorporated in the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) so that Mizoram, along with Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, is not affected by the settlement of people from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who are granted Indian citizenship.

Union Home minister Amit Shah— in separate meetings withMizoram chief minister Zoramthanga, NGOs and civil society organisations inAizawl on Saturday— had assured that a kind of special clause will beincorporated in the proposed bill that will have special provision for Mizoram.The home ministry wants us to propose the special clause before the bill isintroduced in Parliament.

The special clause will incorporate the ILP, he added. Thethree states are governed by the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system that regulatesthe entry of people from other states.