Summary:
Chakmas have been settled in Arunachal Pradesh since 1964. "He added that a "middle ground" would be chosen to protect the rights of the local population. But ST status and indigenous people's rights won't be diluted. Soon after the meeting, Rijiju said, "The SC order has to be honoured. They were allowed to be rehabilitated under the decision of the Centre in the 1960s.The Chakmas, who are Buddhists, and Hajongs, who are Hindus, also allegedly faced religious persecution and entered India through what was then Lushai Hills district in Assam..