All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union resents PRC to non-APSTs

A Correspondent

ITANAGAR: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) taking note of the recent announcement by the government of Arunachal Pradesh regarding the issuance of PRC to six non-APST communities of Namsai district without even finalization of the Joint High Powered Committee (JHPC) report has expressed discontentment on Sunday.

AAPSU in a press statement stated that an expert committee of JHPC for issue of PRC had been reconstituted under the chairmanship of Minister Nabam Rebia to specifically look into the PRC issue along the entire stakeholder including AAPSU & other CBO’s of the affected areas in the state.

AAPSU President Hawa Bagang stated that it is astonishing to learn the State Govt. in a hurry in announcing New Year sops even without the concern of the JHPC for issue of PRC.

He also informed that, AAPSU attending the two JHPC meetings had placed its opinions as well as listened to the views of all the stakeholders of the districts and the claims of the Non-APST, the Union had placed its positive opinion for the early solution as the JHPC being represented for the interest of the State and also the collective views and ideas of all the indigenous stakeholders were taken into account off.

“Such statements on sensitive State subjects without collective opinions of all the stakeholders should not have been made in haste as it is greatly in contradiction to the authority of the JHPC,” Bagang said, adding that the AAPSU would like to urge the State Govt. & its representatives to exercise utmost caution and refrain from politicking until the finalization & publication of the JHPC report.

Bagang informed that the previous JHPC under two different Chairmanship of Jarbom Gamlin and Takam Sanjoy had submitted report for issue of PRC, though such move had not been successful.

The present JHPC is making all efforts to make a consensus and amicable solution for the interest of the State particular for Lekang circle.

The AAPSU opined any issue of PRC should be done only after proper demarcation of land and legislation in the State Assembly. The State of Arunachal Pradesh being a constitutionally protected State should take all measures before the issue of PRC to the Non-APST.

Condemning the statement by the state government, Bagang said that without proper approach the issue of PRC may contradict with BEFR 1873 enforced in the state. The recent contradictory statements without the concern of the present JHPC is not appropriate.

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