With BJP drawing all its attention to fix its identity for the upcoming elections, Raghubar Das chief minister of Jharkhand says there is a need for National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state so as to check the infiltration from Bangladesh since Hindus have come out to be a minority in some districts.
As a matter of fact, he favours reservations for jobs on the basis of economic backwardness and called for an accord on the issue.
In an interview given to a news agency, Raghubar Das during a visit organized by the BJP’s Good Governance Cell stated, “We will take all Bangladeshis out one by one. There is no doubt about it. In Pakur, Hindus are now in a minority. Bangladeshis are more than 50 per cent in Pakur while the numbers have increased significantly in Sahebganj, Godda and Jamtara districts. We will implement NRC in Jharkhand”.
The Jharkhand government has approached the Union Home Ministry concerning this issue and is waiting for its response to make a head-start with the exercise.
The chief minister has accused the political parties of patronizing the infiltrators from Bangladesh across the state and stated that the issue needs to be dealt with at the earliest.
He stated, “It is very unfortunate that Congress has been doing votebank politics even after 67 years of our independence. All these problems are due to Congress’ votebank politics. They did politics for breaking the country while we (BJP) are doing politics to unite the country”.
Raghubar Das remarked that Sahebganj Jamtara and Pakur Godda are the districts that are worst-hit where hundreds of illegal migration of Bangladeshi infiltrators has happened.
Looking for job reservations on the basis of the economic criteria, Das demanded a discussion on a national level on the issue to come to an agreement.
“I am in favour of reservation on the basis of the economic condition. In society, everybody is not rich. It is not that all those belong to upper caste are rich. I am in favour of it. There are poor people in every society. The issue needs to be discussed and a consensus needs to be evolved”, he said.
He also supported the idea of ‘One-Nation, One Election’ but rejected advancing the dates for the Assembly polls in Jharkhand along with the Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2019.
He stated, “ I am also in favour of one nation, one election. The Prime Minister has given a call for a debate on the issue. An atmosphere in its favour must be created by debate and discussion. It is not that we want and they want. It’s a matter of consensus. It needs to be passed by parliament. If a consensus is evolved, there may be simultaneous polls of Lok Sabha and Assemblies in 2024”.
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