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Investigation demanded into Namsai violence

By The Assam Tribune

ITANAGAR, Oct 27 � The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes� Forum (AITF) today demanded immediate constitution of a special investigation team to probe the recent spurt of violence at Namsai in Lohit district.

In a memorandum to Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, the Forum called for taking steps to uphold the peaceful co-existence between Arunachalese and non-indigenous population in Namsai sub-division.

It also demanded compensation and relief to the affected families besides constitution of an independent fact finding committee to look into the administrative breakdown at Namsai and recommended a long-term solution.

The Forum also urged the Chief Minister for initiating immediate steps to ensure free and uninterrupted movement on all roads leading to Changlang and Lohit districts.

�Till a solution is worked out, the State Government should issue immediate notification to suspend all the PRCs already issued to non-Arunachalese in both the districts,� AITF said. � PTI

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