Chakmas prevented from appearing at SIR hearings in Arunachal Pradesh; NHRC intervention sought

Chakmas prevented from appearing at SIR hearings in Arunachal Pradesh; NHRC intervention sought

Following protests by members of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU), the hearing at Bordumsa in Changlang district had to be postponed. The office of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) was also damaged.

Protesters Open Fire During SIR Hearing In Arunachal, Security Deployed

During the unrest, an AAPSU leader was reportedly injured. The incident added to tensions in the area, sources said.

Tension in Arunachal over inclusion of ‘non-indigenous’ groups in SIR

The alleged inclusion of Chakma and Hajong communities in the electoral rolls led to violence in the State, with one person injured; the Chakmas have stated that members of their group were prevented from appearing at the SIR hearing

Arunachal: Student activist injured as protest against inclusion of Chakmas in SIR turns violent

Student groups have demanded that members of the community who arrived in the state after 2006 be not included in the voter rolls.

Tension Erupts During SIR Proceedings in Bordumsa, Injuries Reported

SIR proceedings in Bordumsa were disrupted after tensions escalated at the ADC office, with clashes, injuries and property damage reported.

Chakmas Prevented from Appearing at SIR Hearings in Arunachal Pradesh; CDFI Approaches NHRC for Enforcement of Supreme Court Judgment

By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI:The Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) today sought the intervention of the Hon’ble National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to enforce the Supreme Court judgment in National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh [1996 AIR 1234, 1996 SCC (1) 742], after Chakma electors were prevented from appearing at the hearing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at Bordumsa in Changlang district tod…