Will not leave Arunachal till their death, Chakma body to Kiren Rijiju

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Will not leave Arunachal till their death, Chakma body to Kiren Rijiju

Itanagar: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s recent comments on the transfer of over 5 lakh Chakma Hajongs from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam through the CAA have sparked strong opposition.
The community has confirmed that they will not leave Arunachal Pradesh till their death.
The news channel’s team reached M Pen, a village where the Chakma-Hjong community was first rehabilitated by the Center in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh in 1964.
The Chakma community said, “The Chakma community came here (Arunachal) in 1964 and this land is our mother… We were born here and will die on this land.
But what Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has said on his relocation plans should not happen as thousands of youths have been harmed and may lead to rebellion.
Another local from the Chakma community strongly condemned Kiren Rijiju’s statement about 5 lakh refugees from the community and called it a lie.
The Chakma community questioned Rijiju’s claims that their population in Arunachal is not 5 lakh but between 60,000 and 70,000.
“As far as we know there are not more than 60-70 thousand Chakma people and he (Rijiju) is misleading people under the pretext of ongoing elections.”
Further, they asserted that he would not leave Arunachal Pradesh at least alive.

The Chakma community, originally from the Chittagong hill tracts of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), were forced to relocate in the early 1960s.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has refuted claims of discussions with the central government regarding the relocation of Chakma and Hajong refugees to Assam. Sarma’s statement follows Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks suggesting talks to relocate these refugees from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam after the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Addressing reporters during a poll campaign meeting, Sarma dismissed Rijiju’s statements, asserting that the Government of India had not engaged in any such discussions with Assam authorities. He attributed Rijiju’s remarks to the political dynamics in Arunachal Pradesh and expressed uncertainty about the veracity of the claims.

Furthermore, Sarma emphasized that no land was available in Assam for resettling the refugees, underlining logistical challenges in accommodating them. He affirmed that neither representatives from the Chakma nor Hajong communities nor the central government had approached him on the matter, pledging to address the issue with Rijiju post-elections.

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