Kiren Rijiju statement over chakma and hajong resettlement(CAA 2019), Massive protests are expected. Ahead of the second phase of lok sabha elections, the state’s politics is again on the boil over the CAA.
According to the History, from 1964 to 1966, he migrated to India from 1964 to 1966 from Chittagong Hills in East Pakistan and present-day Bangladesh.
Of these, the Chakmas are mainly Buddhists and the Hajongs are Hindu. They are currently living in Arunachal Pradesh.
How did the Chakmas, Hajongs come to Arunachal?
While a large part of them took shelter in the then NEFA(North–East Frontier Agency) and present-day Arunachal, a section again took shelter in West Bengal.
These Chakmas and Hajongs started migrating from Chattogram in 1964. They entered India via lushai hills of that time and now Mizoram.
These people used to speak Tibetan in the past, but now they use the language of Chattogram.
The Hajongs, who belong to the Indo-Tibetan community, have long lived in Assam and Meghalaya. There are about 50,000 people in Bangladesh.
From 1964 to 1969, 14,888 Chakma-Hajong refugees from 2,748 families from chattogram hill tracts took shelter at Bordumcha in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh and Kokila in Papum Pare district.
Protests against Chakma, Hajong in Arunachal
Since the 1990s, chakmas and hajongs have been demanding deportation from Arunachal and relocated somewhere else. There have been several mass agitations against these refugees in the state.
Since the 1990s, chakmas and hajongs have been demanding deportation from Arunachal and relocated somewhere else. There have been several mass agitations against these refugees in the state.
The organisation has been opposing the placement of these people in Arunachal and they are not against Indians. But the Chakmas and Hajongs are opposed to being settled in that state.
What the Supreme Court said on granting citizenship to Chakmas, Hajongs ?
However, the then government of Arunachal Pradesh again appealed to the Supreme Court to reconsider the verdict. The Supreme Court dismissed the arunachal government’s plea.
In 2015, the Supreme Court had ordered that chakmas and hajongs be granted citizenship, but the order has not been implemented so far.
By the 1980s, the Chakmas and Hajongs, like the Indian people, had access to ration cards, jobs and other benefits. But these rights were taken away from them in the 1990s. They are marked as illegal residents.
What the Supreme Court said in January 1996
Organisations such as the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union will withdraw any attempt to forcibly evict or deport the Chakmas by taking the services of paramilitary forces or police forces required to protect the life and liberty of the Chakmas.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s comments have ignited Assam
The backlash in Assam came after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that 5 lakh Chakmas and Hajong refugees living in Arunachal will be given citizenship in Assam under CAA.
CM’s reaction to the placement of Chakmas and Hajong tribal refugees in Assam
CM Sarma, while replying to a question from reporters after attending an election rally in Nagaon, said, “I don’t know what Kiren Rijiju has said.
The Government of India has not even talked to us about these things. Union minister Kiren Rijiju has said something for the ‘politics’ of Arunachal. We haven’t had these things either. Where will we bring it, where do we own our land?”
Moreover, the Chakmas and Hajongs living in Arunachal have not said anything about it till date.
“Chakama, Hajong, no person has met me till date, nor has the Government of India spoken anything. What Kiren Rijiju has to say, I will talk to him after the election. ”
He, however, said that he would give the PRC (Permanent Residence Certificate) of Assam to the Assamese people living in Arunachal Pradesh, adding, “All the Assamese people who are there in Arunachal will be given citizenship of Assam.”
Das, Kalita, Gogoi, Koch, Kachari, Moran, Matok will give citizenship of Assam to these people. ”
According to CM Dr. Sarma, there are 6,000 to 7,000 Assamese people in Arunachal Pradesh. Moran village is the highest of these. He said that out of these, moran and matak people will be given the PRC of Assam.
Reaction of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad
Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) president Palash Changma strongly criticised the conspiracy to grant citizenship to 5 lakh Chaknas and Hajong refugees in Assam.
Meanwhile, the organisation has been protesting for an inter-state passport in Assam for a long time.
“Kiren Rijiju said in a statement that the Chakmas and Hajongs, who have settled in Arunachal, will not be given citizenship in Arunachal for any reason,” Changmai said.
As there is a provision for Inner Line Permit in the state. Even if ‘CAA'(Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019) is implemented, it has made it clear that due to the inner line permit, the refugees of Bangladesh cannot be given citizenship or citizenship will not be given there.
At the same time, it has also been added that the country’s Home Minister Amit Shah has held discussions with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Those 5-6 lakh Chakmas, the Hajongs, these people will be given citizenship in Assam. We have strongly opposed this action by the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad.
AJYCP Demand inter-state passport or inner line permit
He also threatened not to accept these statements and conspiracies for any reason and insisted that Assam be given an inter-state passport or inner line permit.
“For no reason will we accept their statement or conspiracy,” he said. Instead, we are saying this that inner line permit should be provided in Assam as well.
This is what we have been saying by the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad for the last 45 years.
If the Inner Line Permit had been introduced in Assam, surely the sons of the soil were as safe as the permanent people of Arunachal are safe today, we the sons of the soil of Assam would have been protected today.
Therefore, we have demanded the central government that inter-state passports should be introduced at the earliest in Assam as well.
Politica Party’s reaction to the establishment of Chakmas and Hajong refugees in Assam
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju feared a dire situation for Assam in the coming days after announcing this sinister conspiracy through a press conference in Arunachal Pradesh.
APCC President Bhupen Borah reaction
Bhupen Borah made the statement while campaigning for National Congress candidate deep Bayan from Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.
At the meeting, he appealed to the people of Assam to vote against the BJP on April 26 and May 7 to foil the conspiracy hatched by Amit Shah and Himanta Biswa Sarma in the interest of securing the future of the new generation of Assam.
Speaking to the media, Bora said voting for the BJP would mean that Assam was forced to take on the burden of foreigners again.
The people should now take a decision to defeat this government, which is conspiring to impose the burden of millions of foreigners on the heads of the people of Assam.
The people should now take a decision to defeat this government, which is conspiring to impose the burden of millions of foreigners on the heads of the people of Assam.
Borah also said that the BJP, which once accepted the Assam Accord as the Gita, The Quran, the Bible, has now illegally imposed ‘CAA’ by demolishing the main spirit of the accord.
Without stopping here, this government has made arrangements to bring 5 lakh Hajong Chakmas in Arunachal to Assam. APCC president Borah’s allegation.
If Himanta Biswa Sarma instructs Amit Shah to build a house in the housing colony, he will settle refugees chased away by Arunachal in Assam.
He added that the enemy of the nation, Himanta Biswa Sarma, does not dare to disobey Amit Shah’s orders to not reopen the files of the case against him.
People should remember that Assam will become a grazing ground for foreigners once the BJP government comes back at the Centre.
Stating that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was involved in a big conspiracy against the Assamese people, Bora said Himanta Biswa Sarma was not responsible for the nation at all. Himanta has always done politics for personal gain.
He also said that this leader can go to any extent for his political gains by axing the national interest. He also appealed to the people to protect the national interest through votes.
MLA Akhil Gogoi Reaction to th establishment of chakmas and Hajong Refugess
Union Minister Rijiju has made it public that Arunachal wants to resettle the Chakmas and Hajongs in Assam without granting them citizenship.
The Union Minister also said that the Arunachal Government has spoken to the Assam government to settle the Hajongs and Chakmas in Assam.
MLA Akhil Gogoi said that the people of Assam are worried about the want to settle 5 lakh refugees in Assam. At the press conference, gogoi asked three questions to chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Is it true that Rijiju first asked the Assam chief minister to settle 5 lakh Hajongs and Chakma refugees in Assam? Secondly, has Amit Shah instructed the Chief Minister of Assam to settle refugees in Assam?
Thirdly, what is the stand of the Assam government after the Central government ordered that 5 lakh Hajongs and Chakmas be settled in Assam?
Slamming the BJP government in the state, he said is Assam a dustbin of foreigners? Wherever there are refugees, they will settle in Assam. Himanta Biswa Sarma has surrendered to the Centre to cover up its crime scandals.
Now Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP do not have the security of the people of Assam. The future of Assam is not secure. The Chief Minister of Assam is a confused Chief Minister.
He also said that if a single foreigner comes to Assam through CAA, then a case will be filed against the chief minister. Minister Pijush Hazarika has gone crazy to become miyan’s leader in Nagaon.
Why has the chief minister suddenly become obsessed with the Miyans? Why is minister Pijush Hazarika suddenly waking up so much.
Talking about the first phase of elections, he said it was not surprising that the BJP lost all the five constituencies of upper Assam.
Referring to the Nagaon Lok Sabha elections, Gogoi said a secular Congress candidate in Nagaon is against two communal parties. So Pradyut Bordoloi is sure to win.
Assam Jatiya Parishad party reaction
In a statement signed by AJP General Secretary Jagdish Bhuyan today, it has come to our notice that a statement made by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at a press conference two days ago.
He said that the Chakma tribal refugees of Arunachal cannot be settled in Arunachal as caa is not applicable there.
Since the said Act does not apply to Arunachal, he has held discussions with the Chief Minister of Assam to settle the Chakmas elsewhere.
He has urged the Chief Minister of Assam to help him in this regard and work is underway to select a suitable place for the same.
This issue has come to our notice and the matter is very worrying and needs our reaction in this regard.
First of all if Rijiju Had a discussion with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the issue of settling about 5 lakh Chakma refugees in Assam.
Then we will seek sharma’s open response and if Kiren Rijiju Badia’s statement is not true then the chief minister should openly protest against his statement.
If this is true, then we would like to make it clear to the Bjp government led by Himanta Biswa Sarma that we will not be able to allow chakmas to settle in Assam in such a manner.
Our appeal to the people of Assam is that if the Chakmas enter Assam one by two through the framework of this law, then it is necessary to prevent it.
The Asom Jatiya Parishad will also be keen to protest and prevent it. For no reason will we allow a single foreign national to live on the land of Assam on the basis of CAA.
What is important now is that various ministers and heads of the BJP government in the state including the Chief Minister of Assam have made misleading statements.
They said so far only a foreigner has applied under the Act seeking citizenship of Assam.
But the truth is there is no way to know whether one has applied or many have applied in this regard.
The BJP has claimed that not a single bird will enter Assam on the basis of CAA. If that is the case, one of our natural questions is why was ‘Ka’ enforced in Assam?
We were repeating one thing time and again that if the CAA is bad for all the neighbouring states of Assam, it is bad for a few specific districts of Assam like Kokrajhar.
So how did CAA become acceptable to the Brahmaputra valley? But it is clear from Kiren Rijiju’s statement that the CAA is not applicable in the rest of the northeastern states.
So those states are safe and since CAA has come into force in Assam, foreign nationals can be settled here. Think about how horrible the matter is.
In other words, it is evident from this that the BJP government is engaged in a sinister conspiracy to eliminate the ethnic castes and communities of Assam.
Just as today the BJP has paved the way for the Chakmas of Arunachal to come to Assam through CAA, the way has also been paved for refugees from Meghalaya or other states to settle in Assam.
The Asom Jatiya Parishad is always determined to oppose this process and is also challenged by our party.
If Kiren Rijiju has discussed this with the Assam chief minister then clarify it or else oppose it.
It is a humble request to the people of Assam on behalf of the Asom Jatiya Parishad to oppose this anti-caste process of the BJP government and strongly protest against the process of granting citizenship to illegal foreigners who are going to be held in phases in Assam while maintaining awareness.