India
will soon grant citizenship to Chakma, Hajong refugees: Officials
Chakma and Hajong refugees
came from the erstwhile East Pakistan five decades ago and are living in camps
in the northeast
Chakma and Hajong refugees
may not get some rights, including ownership of land, enjoyed by Scheduled
Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.
Government’s decision comes in line with
Supreme Court order in 2015 in this regard. The apex country had directed Union
government to grant citizenship to these refugees, mostly staying in Arunachal
Pradesh.
Chakmas and Hajongs
Chakmas and Hajongs were originally residents of Chittagong Hill Tracts in the erstwhile East Pakistan. They left their homeland when it was submerged by the Kaptai dam project in the 1960s.
The Chakmas, who are Buddhists, and the Hajongs, who are Hindus, also allegedly faced religious persecution and entered India through the then Lushai Hills district of Assam (now Mizoram).
The Centre moved the majority of them to the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), which is now Arunachal Pradesh.
The Chakmas, who are Buddhists, and the Hajongs, who are Hindus, also allegedly faced religious persecution and entered India through the then Lushai Hills district of Assam (now Mizoram).
The Centre moved the majority of them to the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), which is now Arunachal Pradesh.
At present, they don't have citizenship and land rights
but are provided basic amenities by the state government.
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