Staff reporter

ITANAGAR, July 4: Christian leaders from across the state will hold a “mega consultative meeting” here on July 16 to discuss the way forward on the Tawang church issue and the report of the three-member committee.

Speaking to reporters from the Arunachal Press Club here on Monday, Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) Vice President James Techi Tara said the ACF had rejected the committee’s report, saying the land law of the State should be equal for all.

Commenting on Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s response that Tawang DC would take the final call on land allocation for the church, Tara said that “DC has already done its job in submitting to the council of allocation of land for the approval of the report and now it is available to the government.

The ACF also demanded “the government’s full report, with an appropriate signature on it”, and urged the Tawang DC not to accept the recommendation.

Responding to the CM’s alleged remark that “desecration weighs on the people of Tawang”, Tara said that “the capital region is an area inhabited by the Nyishi. However, it allowed people of all religions to build their respective places of worship.

The ACF, however, expressed the hope that an amicable solution to the matter would be found.

Earlier, on June 18, the ACF held protest marches in all 21 districts of the state over the Tawang church issue.