Tibetan refugees moving out of designated areas in AP

Itanagar, February 14: Tibetan refugees in Arunachal Pradesh, who have to stay in designated areas, were moving out of these sites, the all Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) claimed on Saturday.

AAPSU president Kanu Bagang and general secretary Ojing Tasing told a press conference that the refugees were acquiring land allotment in their names, seeking ST certificates and taking active part in state politics in violation of regulations.

They said they had led a seven-member delegation to the office of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in New Delhi on January 30 and submitted a memorandum on issues arising from the settlement of thousands of Tibetan refugees in the state.

The two leaders claimed that the number of Chakma Hajong refugees in the state had gone up to two lakh and they had formed a militant outfit that was working against indigenous tribes.

They said they would raise the issue of the refugees, including Chakma-Hajongs, during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the State on February 19.