Itanagar, Nov 20: Home Minister Cum Chairman Consultative Committee on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, Bamang Felix along with the members of the Committee today held a final meeting with the representatives of all political parties, Community Based Organisations, student organisations, youths etc before sending the recommendations to Union Home Ministry.
During the meeting, Felix said the meeting’s objective is to share the recommendations  with all stakeholders, which  represent the voice of the state and reiterated that the state government will never go against the will of the state’s indigenous populace. He informed that after taking into account the interest of the indigenous people and considering the suggestions of the stakeholders, the Committee has finally come up with a  two-point provision  to be  included in CAB 2019. The two-point recommendation of the Committee are –unequivocal  opposition  of  the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 (Bill No 172 of 2016) subsequently marked as Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (Bill No 172-C of 2016) and  for the state of Arunachal Pradesh, all provisions of Bengal Eastern Frontier  Regulation 1873 (Regulation 5 of 1873 and all provisions  of section 22,23,38 and 40 of the Chin Hills Regulations 1896 (Regulations No 5 of 1896)  shall be  deemed to have been enacted under this act  to have effect accordingly. 
Representative from NESO stressed that the organisation will continue its stand against CAB despite the incorporation of the above provisions. AITF President Bengia Tolum stressed that National Register of Citizens should be incorporated  that would help in  identifying  the actual indigenous population of the state. All present in the meeting agreed with the provisions stressing on point number one, that is  unequivocal  opposition to  CAB 2019.
Home Minister concluded the meeting with the assurance that the rights of the indigenous people  of the state will never be compromised with.

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