{"id":244225,"date":"2025-02-22T02:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/arunachal-home-minister-mama-natung-christian-forum-discuss-apfra-implementation-but-no-consensus\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T02:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:31:06","slug":"arunachal-home-minister-mama-natung-christian-forum-discuss-apfra-implementation-but-no-consensus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/arunachal-home-minister-mama-natung-christian-forum-discuss-apfra-implementation-but-no-consensus\/","title":{"rendered":"Arunachal home minister Mama Natung, Christian Forum Discuss APFRA implementation, but no consensus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh home minister<\/a> Mama Natung held a meeting with leaders of the Arunachal Christian Forum<\/a> (ACF) on implementation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act<\/a> (APFRA), 1978. The meeting however remained inconclusive.After the crucial meeting, ACF President Tarh Miri said that the Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Natung said that the government would continue to discuss their issues and would hold the next round of meeting soon.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThe Home Minister said that the government, following the Gauhati High Court<\/a> order, has to frame the rules to implement the APFRA, 1978. However, he said that the state government would continue to discuss the issue with ACF.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ACF would hold a peaceful demonstration<\/a> in front of the state Assembly on March 6 demanding to repeal the APFRA and then they would take the next course of action.<\/p>\n

The ACF on February 17 observed an eight-hour-long hunger strike at NIIS Nyokum Ground in Borum in Naharlagun Circle to protest the implementation of the APFRA, 1978.<\/p>\n


The Christian population in Arunachal Pradesh is 4.19 lakh (30.26 per cent) of the total population of the state’s 13.84 lakh.On Thursday Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister<\/a> Pema Khandu appealed to the people of the state not to \u2018misinterpret\u2019 the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, for which the rules are being framed as per an order of the Gauhati High Court.In his address during the 39th Statehood Day celebration here at I G Park on Thursday, Khandu said that the Act, which was passed in the Assembly in 1978 under the first chief minister of the state, P K Thungon, when Arunachal Pradesh was a Union Territory, is not against any religion but to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince 1978, the Act has remained in a two-page document. Rules weren\u2019t framed. However, when an individual took it to the court, the Bench of the Gauhati High Court ordered the state government to frame the rules within six months. The department concerned and the state government is abiding by the court\u2019s directives and the initial draft is being prepared,\u201d he informed.<\/p>\n

Khandu assured that the Act will not be against any religion but for the good of all. He regretted that people are misinterpreting it by giving it political and religious colours.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are misinterpreting it on social media and mainstream media platforms. This is not good for the peace and communal harmony in the state,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister said that the doors of the state government are open for queries and consultations to clear all misgivings about the Act.<\/p>\n

He said that the rules are in the drafting stage and will be finalized after consultations with all stakeholders taking into consideration their apprehensions and recommendations. \u201cAt this stage, I would just like to request the people not to jump into conclusions and add fuel to the misinterpretations. We may be Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or Indigenous Faith believers but we all are from tribal backgrounds with rich cultural heritage and traditions. Please keep in mind that this Act is not to instigate one religion against another or to favour only one. This Act is to preserve our rich indigenous cultural heritage passed down by our forefathers and ancestors,\u201d Khandu added.<\/p>\n

The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act was passed by the state Assembly during the erstwhile Janata Party-led government headed by then Chief Minister P.K. Thungon. The act, which got the presidential assent on October 25, 1978, seeks to ban conversions from one religion to another by force, inducement, or fraudulent act.
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