New Delhi | Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijuju on Wednesday stated that Rohingya Muslims are illegal immigrants and will not be allowed to reside in India for a longer time.
Speaking to media, Kiran Rijuju said,”The government has a clear stand on Rohingya issue. They are illegal and won’t be allowed to thrive in India.”
Earlier Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also clarified that the Centre has issued an order to all state governments directing them to ensure that no Rohingya should possess Indian documents. Singh said, “We’ve issued orders to all states that no Rohingya should possess Indian documents so that we can talk to the government of Myanmar and External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj can speak with the foreign minister of Myanmar.”
The Central Government earlier circulated a letter to all the state governments including Jammu and Kashmir asking them to take necessary steps to prevent the entry of illegal migrants such as Rohingyas from Myanmar.
Rohingyas are a Muslim minority ethnic group in Myanmar and are considered to be illegal immigrants. Since August 2017 there is a rise of Rohingya immigrants in the Indian refugee camps after the Myanmar army launched a campaign. According to sources, the major immigrants reside in parts Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, and Rajasthan.
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