Itanagar: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Friday demanded that the Centre and the state government should make their stand clear on the Chakma-Hajong refugees, who are likely to get citizenship status due the amended Citizenship Act. The apex students’ body of the state has been spearheading the refugee issue for the past several decades.
“We want a clear-cut answer from New Delhi whether the Chakma-Hajongs will remain as refugees or as citizens. If they (refugees) are given the citizenship status where will they be settled?” AAPSU president Hawa Bagang asked during a press conference here.
He said that the people of the state have already bore the brunt of the refugee issue and time and again opposed it tooth and nail.
“We will launch rigorous movement in the state if the Centre plans to give citizenship status to the refugees and settle them in Arunachal. We will never accept it at any cost,” Bagang said.
Petrol, diesel crisis
hits state
Meanwhile, petrol and diesel crisis hit Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, especially in the state capital, as people queued up at fuel outlets, fearing that supply might get hit amid protests across the region. (PTI)
