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Meghalaya falling under 6th Schedule area is exempted from CAA: CM

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SHILLONG, MAR 12: Putting to rest all apprehensions about the implications of the Citizens Amendment Act (CAA), Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that the implementation of the Act will not have a bearing on his state since it falls under the Sixth Schedule area that has already been exempted from its purview.

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Speaking to reporters in Shillong on Tuesday, Sangma said, โ€œFrom Meghalayaโ€™s point of view it doesnโ€™t really impact us much because the Sixth Schedule areas are completely exempted from the CAA except for a very small section which is non-schedule area. Apart from that the entire Sixth Schedule area has been exempted so it will not have any impact on the state of Meghalaya,โ€ he assured.

Asked if government will continue to pursue with the Centre to exempt Meghalaya completely from the CAA, the chief minister clarified that, โ€œThere is hardly municipal area of 2-3 or this entire European ward of 1-2 sq km. It is really not a big impact as the entire of the state is exempted from it.โ€

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โ€œI think we are looking at that one dot which is there and not realising that the rest of 99.9999% is not included in CAA. That is what is important to note . That one dot is there because of a technical issue otherwise entire Sixth Schedule area is exempted from the CAA,โ€ he added.

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