CNCI seeks citizenship for Arunachal Chakmas
The Hindu
Community-based organisations underline relocation move as disastrous and inhuman
The Chakma National Council of India (CNCI) has asked the Central government to comply with two Supreme Court orders prescribing citizenship to the Chakma and Hajong people settled in Arunachal Pradesh six decades ago. The CNCI and its affiliates such as the All India Chakma Students’ Union and the Rashtriya Chakma Tribal Sangh have also expressed solidarity with the Chakmas and Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh in rejecting the alleged plan to relocate them elsewhere in the country. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu in his last Independence Day speech said the Chakmas and Hajongs, who number more than 60,000, would be relocated outside the State.More Related News