People displaced by a greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh have decried the denial of access to a member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) currently visiting the State to investigate allegations of non-implementation of minority schemes for the Buddhist Chakmas.
NCM member Rinchen Lhamo is on a tour of the State, which began on May 17 and ends on May 22.
Settled by the Indian Government in the 1960s after they were displaced by the Kaptai Dam in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, the Chakmas reside in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh – Changlang, Namsai and Papum Pare. Ms. Lhamo’s schedule has been restricted to Changlang and Namsai in the eastern part of the State.