Is Chakma of Arunachal Pradesh are Refugee ?
During the partition of India in 1947, the Chakmas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts ( west Pakistan, now Bangladesh) sought to be a part of India and even hoisted the Indian National Flag on their Kingdom. However, the Bengal Boundary Commission headed by Redcliff awarded the CHTS to Pakistan although 98.5 percent of the population of the CHTS was non-Muslim. In 1964, Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh migrated to India with the permission of Indian Government and were settled in Arunachal Pradesh after due consultation with the local leaders by the Central Government of India under a "Definite Plan of Rehabilitation". To Calling CHAKMA as Refugee is not appropriate and unconstitutional :- 1. In 1964 Chakma were legally brought by Government of India to Permanently settle in India and they were settled in NEFA after consultation with local leaders. 2. All migrants Chakma were Citizen by origin Section 5 (a) Indian Citizenship Act 1955. 3. According to Indra Gandhi Mujib