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SIR complaints must follow proper process: Arunachal CM
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu appealed to students and organisations to follow proper legal processes for raising complaints regarding the State Resident Certificate (SIR) issue, three days after violent clashes erupted in Changlang district. The violence stemmed from allegations that post-2006 Chakma and Hajong settlers were illegally included in electoral rolls, sparking tensions over citizenship and indigenous rights. The CM emphasised constitutional mechanisms over violence, highlighting the sensitive demographic and political dynamics in the Northeast. This incident is significant for exams due to its links to citizenship laws, electoral integrity, Sixth Schedule implications, and Centre-State-tribal relations in border states.
Exam-ready takeaways
- Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu appealed for peaceful, legal redressal of SIR-related grievances on June 14, 2024
- Violence erupted in Changlang district on June 11, 2024, over alleged inclusion of post-2006 Chakma and Hajong migrants in electoral rolls
- Chakmas and Hajongs, originally from Chittagong Hill Tracts ( erstwhile East Pakistan), were settled in Arunachal in 1964-69 under a Union Government rehabilitation scheme
- The Supreme Court in 2015 (Committee for Citizenship Rights of Chakmas vs State of Arunachal) directed grant of citizenship to eligible Chakma/Hajong persons
- Arunachal Pradesh shares international borders with China, Myanmar, and Bhutan, making demographic changes a strategic security concern
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