GUWAHATI, April 25 -- Amidst a swirling controversy in Assam following his remarks on proposed relocation of Chakma and Hajong refugees from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam, union minister Kiren Rijiju seems to have retracted from his claims.

Earlier, it was reported that union minister and senior BJP leader Kiren Rijiju had claimed that he urged Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to relocate Chakma refugees from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam.

Following his statement on proposed relocation of Chakma and Hajong refugees from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam, a major controversy erupted in Assam, which sparked heated debates and raised concerns among various stakeholders in Assam.

However, Rijiju, who serves as the union minister of law and just...