Rajnath Singh: India in talks with Bangladesh for deporting Rohingyas

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that India is in talks with Bangladesh over deportation of Rohingyas living illegally and the process will begin after getting the status report from the states where they are living illegallyResponding to a specific query in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour by Anand Sharma about talks with Bangladesh over the issue he said that there has been a discussion between the Indian and Bangladeshi External Affairs Ministers on the issueHe said right now in the country Rohingyas are in many states and the centre has issued advisory for identifying numbering and taking biometrics of themThe states has been asked also to ensure that they left with no documents so that they can claim for citizenship in future This advisory has also been issued to the states he said adding that after getting reports from the states these will be sent to the Ministry of External AffairsThen our External Affairs Minister will talk to her Myanmar counterpart And if felt necessary she will also talk to External Affairs Minister of Bangladesh so that Rohingyas living in India could be deported he saidMinister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that everybody knows the background of Rohingya issueWe have approached the Government of Myanmar and Bangladesh also We all know that they have come from the State of Rakhine in Myanmar So the Government of India is impressing upon the Government of Myanmar to take back these people The process will be as per discussion we had with sovereign countries I cannot give an assurance here he saidEarlier nominated member Swapan Dasgupta sought to know from the government whether Bangladesh has for a change admitted that there were illegal Bangladeshi nationals residing in India and has accepted taking them backEarlier they had not even admitted that fact Just as we are approaching this problem I think a new problem is coming up I would like to ask a question on that This is on the systematic trickling of Rohingya refugees who are coming in using Bangladesh as a staging post to come into various parts of India but notably using the seaborne route to come into Sundarbans area of West BengalThere are reports which have been documented in the electronic media which have said that 40 organisations are working in close coordination to facilitate them he said asking for the steps being taken by the government to actually detect identify and remove themRijiju said under the Foreigners Act 1946 the Central Government has the power to identify detect and push back or deport anybody who is illegally staying in IndiaWith regard to the issue of Rohingyas we have stated earlier also that there are Rohingyas who have entered India illegally he said adding that as per the security agencies reports they are in the Jammu city and Andhra Pradesh Telangana Haryana western Uttar Pradesh Delhi and JaipurIn response to another query related to deportation of 52 Bangladeshis in Assam in detention camps Rijiju said that the Bangladesh has agreed identified and accepted the identity of these people as Bangladeshi nationalsSo now they have agreed to that These 52 people including one minority will be deported on July 30 at 11 am from Mankachar ICP in Assam he saidHe rejected the claims that thousands of genuine Indian citizens are kept in detention camps in Assam motivated by the tribunals and the border police taking a particular motiveCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever