Chakma-Hajong Citizenship Issue

NEW DELHI, Jan 4: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) today attended the Joint High Powered Committee meeting on the vexed Chakma and Hajong at North Block, New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Joint Secretary North East, Ministry of home affairs, Government of India, Satyendra Garg, GS Meena Secretary political & Home, Government of Arunachal also attended the meeting on behalf of the state government and Chakma and Hajong representatives. 

The AAPSU team was led by Hawa Bagang President and Tobom Dai along with AAPSU Legal advisors and other central executive members. 

The meeting was convened as a follow up of AAPSUs demand in the All Party Meeting held on 19th June last year at Itanagar to seek out early solutions to the refugee issues. 

Committee for Citizenship Rights of Chakma of Arunachal Pradesh (CCRCAP)   General Secretary, Santosh Chakma in his deliberation claimed for basic human rights including Nationality. 

AAPSU President Hawa Bagang while drawing attention of the house present in his deliberation informed the house that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will never accept granting of citizenship to the refugees.

He also highlighted the atrocities committed by the refugees against the indigenous people and also cast aspersions on the commitment of the central government to resolve the issue.  

AAPSU General Secretary Tobom Dai taking part in the discussion suggested the Chakma & Hajong delegations in the meeting to grab the golden opportunity of citizenship outside the territory of Arunachal Pradesh without too much precondition.

‘Unrelenting attitude asking for citizenship within Arunachal Pradesh will boomerang and the people of the state will never accept it,’ he said.

While countering the points placed by CCRCAP General Secretary, Santosh Chakma, Dai said ‘Chakma & Hajong are enjoying all the rights in the state of Arunachal Pradesh even without clarity on their Citizenship for which they should be grateful to indigenous people of Arunachal.’   

Since there was no consensus, the chairman of the Joint High Powered Committee meeting on Chakma-Hajong issue, Satyendra Garg has called for another round of meeting to be held in Itanagar within the month of February.   

 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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