PRC demand for Assamese residents unjustified, says Arunachal MP Nabam Rebia

Arunachal Rajya Sabha MP Nabam Rebia on Friday termed the demand for Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) for Assam residents in the frontier state as irrational and unjustified. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live in Itanagar, Rebia said there is no question of giving PRC to Assam residents staying in Arunachal. It may be mentioned that the […]

Arunachal: Demand for granting PRCs to Assamese gets louder

The demand for granting permanent residency certificates to Assamese communities living in Arunachal Pradesh is getting louder. After ULFA-Independent commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah made an appeal to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu recently to grant PRC to Assamese communities living in Arunachal, the demand has now been taken up by the students’ bodies in Assam. The […]

Arunachal PRC row: Deceased youth’s kin demand justice

Family members of the 3 youths, who were killed during police firing in Itanagar recently, have demanded justice for the deceased. Addressing media persons, the family members have placed several demands from the state government including suspension of Itanagar DC and SP. The brother of one of the deceased, while speaking to media said that […]

Opposition in Arunachal close ranks, stage protest against govt’s handling of PRC issue

The opposition in Arunachal Pradesh has closed ranks and are staging a dharna near the Raj Bhawan in Itanagar to mount pressure on their demand for resignation of CM Pema Khandu for the BJP-led government’s high-handedness while dealing with the protest against the PRC move that had led to the death of three people in […]

Arunachal: CM Pema Khandu convenes emergency cabinet meet to assess crisis over PRC issue

Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu was in damage control mode today as he hurriedly convened two meetings, one with as many as 17 community leaders. Chief Minister Khandu also chaired an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the current crisis and the chalk out the strategy forward for the government. Meanwhile, an all-party meet scheduled for […]

Anti-PRC protest: Curfew imposed in Itanagar; protester succumbs to injuries

Curfew has been imposed in Itanagar from 3 pm today in the wake of the unrest following clashes between protesters opposing granting of PRC to Non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes and police on Friday night. As many as 4 protesters were injured in the clash that saw police resorting to firing in the air. According to […]

PRC to non-APST: Indigenous Tribes want quick resolution, says Pema Khandu

Facing the heat over his recent remarks on granting of PRC to 6 Non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe communities living in Namsai and Changlang districts. Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu has disclosed that it is the locals of those places who are insisting the government to resolve the matter at the earliest. Chief Minister Khandu said […]