ES Reporter

NAHARLAGUN, Jan 6:  Union Minister for Law & Justice, Kiren Rijiju categorically asserted that no refugees will be accepted as tribals of Arunachal Pradesh while responding to query on Chakma-Hajong resettlement issue.
"After the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, it has been cleared by both Prime Minister of India and Home Minister Amit Shah that, CAB now an Act will not be applicable in tribal states especially in the Northeast and Arunachal Pradesh. Moreover, we have also sent a clear message to the Chakma-Hajong to think of an alternative," Rijiju said.
Arunachal Pradesh is protected under CAA, so there is no threat for the state and refugees will never get tribal status in Arunachal Pradesh, stated the Union Minister.
While responding to another query on separate High Court for Arunachal, he said that the state government has to agree for the same as it has to bear for the infrastructure.  "If the state government keeps budget for the High Court, we will definitely consider the project," the Union Law minister said.
Earlier, through a visual statement,  Chakma Students Union from Diyun opposed any kind of move by the state government to relocate the Chakma-Hajong from Arunachal.  
"For the last four decades  Chakma community are living in the state and they are equally indigenous and we oppose the move of the state government to relocate us," Vice President, Arunachal Chakma Students Union, Nunez Chakma said. The Union further asked the state government not to continue with the census of Chakma-Hajong terming it "illegal as well as racial profiling".

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