NENA, March 7-21, 2001/BORAPANSURY :
The Mizoram Chakma Welfare Committee has met Home Minister L K Advani and Law Minister Arun Jaitley to press their demand for creation of a Union Territory for the Chakmas of Mizoram by upgrading the Chakma Autonomous District Council. Stating this, Committee secretary general Surja Sen Chakma accused the Mizoram Government of continuing its policy of systematic discrimination by directing the Food and Civil Supplies Department and NGOs not to issue ration cards or birth certificates to persons not included in the electoral rolls.
"The very fact that the Mizoram Government has abdicated its responsibility to non-State actors proves that these administrative measures are politically motivated to target the Chakmas," he said.
The Chakma representatives also met the secretary general of the National Human Rights Commission and requested the NHRC to ask the State Government to fully comply with its November 1995 directions to issue ration cards to those persons who were in possession of such cards issued earlier by the State.
"The very fact that the Mizoram Government has abdicated its responsibility to non-State actors proves that these administrative measures are politically motivated to target the Chakmas," he said.
The Chakma representatives also met the secretary general of the National Human Rights Commission and requested the NHRC to ask the State Government to fully comply with its November 1995 directions to issue ration cards to those persons who were in possession of such cards issued earlier by the State.
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