Tripura Chakma Students’ body strongly opposed the Arunachal Pradesh government’s proposed plan to relocate Chakma and Hajong communities from the state to the other parts of the country.
The students’ body jointly with the Tripura Rejyo Chakma Gabusse Jodha(TRCGJ) had condemned the idea or suggestion or proposed plan and demanded the Arunachal government for unconditional withdrawal of statements.
“The statements have caused enormous fear and insecurity in the minds of the Chakmas and Hajongs living in Arunachal Pradesh, mentioned in a press release issued by the Tripura Chakma Students’ Association (TCSA) on Wednesday.
The press release said, “The Chakmas were left at the mercy of East Pakistan in the year 1947 and again uprooted in the year 1964 due to religious persecution and construction of Kaptai Hydel Project in Bangladesh. Their shifting after 57 years of stay is not only inhuman but will also be in violation of laws and the constitution.”
The Chakma Organization of Tripura has demanded the Central and the Arunachal Pradesh Government find a permanent solution to the long-standing Chakma Hajong issue at the earliest by providing full rights as Indian Citizens in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and by providing additional guarantees within the Constitutional and legal framework of India as more than 90pc of them are citizens by birth as per Citizenship Act, 1955.
“We demand the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to restore all the rights and privileges to the two communities Chakmaand and Hajong, that they had enjoyed earlier such as government jobs, ration cards Panchayat Raj rights. These rights were arbitrarily and illegally taken away by the State Government since 1980,” the press release mentioned.
However, placing several other demands for the welfare of the people of Chakma community in Arunachal Pradesh, the students’ body had called upon the State government of Arunachal Pradesh and the Central Government to create a conducive environment for the development of the Chakmas and Hajongs who wish to live peacefully with other communities with mutual respect and dignity and contribute to the overall progress of the state as responsible citizens of this great nation.
