Muhammad Nasser Ali, a suspected Islamic militant operating from Bangladesh, at a court in Agartala on Thursday. Picture by Eastern Projections

Guwahati, Aug. 7: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has enlisted the help of the Mizo National Front (MNF) to bring all regional parties of the Northeast on a common platform to put collective pressure on the Centre to “protect” the region from the “triple threats” posed by the ISI, Islamic fundamentalist groups and unabated influx from Bangladesh.

AGP president Brindaban Goswami and MNF chief Zoramthanga reached an agreement on this count in New Delhi yesterday on the sidelines of an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the current political situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

After deliberating on the prevailing security scenario in the Northeast, Goswami and Zoramthanga felt the need to form a strong pressure group comprising all the regional parties of the Northeast to draw the attention of the Centre towards the “gravity of the problem”.

The two leaders decided to convene a meeting of all the regional parties soon to form a pressure group to compel the Centre to give “due attention” to the problems of the Northeast.

Goswami told the media here today that he had urged Singh to convene a similar meeting to discuss the problems of illegal migrants in Assam and elsewhere in the Northeast.

“The activities of the ISI in the entire Northeast is increasing every day. Fundamentalist groups have created bases in the region from where they are carrying out terror strikes in various parts of the country,” Goswami told the meeting.

He pointed out that the suspects of terror strikes in Hyderabad and Jaipur had links in Assam.

Goswami said to tackle the situation, the Centre should take effective steps to stop influx from Bangladesh and seal the porous border.

“I drew the attention of those present at the meeting towards the recent high court order on illegal migrants and the incident of contesting Assembly elections by a Pakistani national who entered Assam through Bangladesh. I told Singh that these issues should be treated as a national problem,” Goswami said.