Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed the Centre on the row over accommodation of Rohingyas here, saying this “confusion” in the government is a disgrace to a nation that has served on the executive committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Hours after Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that Rohingya refugees in Delhi will be shifted to flats for economically weaker section, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) denied any such move and directed the Delhi government to ensure that “illegal foreigners” remain in detention centres pending their extradition. Later, Puri tweeted, “Home Ministry’s press release with respect to the issue of Rohingya illegal foreigners gives out the correct position.”