Union Minister Rijiju : Chakma & Hajong comminities cannot be given to Schuduled Tribe status

Union Minister Rijiju : Chakma & Hajong comminities cannot be given to Schuduled Tribe status
Union minister Kiren Rijiju has said Chakma and Hajong communities cannot be granted Schuduled Tribe status in Aunachal Pradesh.
"The issue of
Chakma and Hajong is very sensitive and we cannot grant them Schedule Tribe
status in Arunachal Pradesh. I have also filed an affidavit in Supreme Court on
the matter" the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said.
On the issue he would do his best in his capacity at the central level, Rijiju
said at the two-day state executive meeting of the BJP here yesterday.
He also said that the construction of a four-lane NH-415 would soon be a reality and for that the central government had already assured to provide an extra package, a party release said here today
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