What about Indians living abroad without papers: Manish Tewari on BJP's ‘Rohingya threat to nation’ comment
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Congress MP Manish Tewari, on Thursday, compared Rohingyas to the Indians who are living undocumented in the developed nations and asked if Rohingyas are a threat to India, then “what about thousands of undocumented Indians living in developed nations.”
Citing a media article that quoted a BJP leader saying “Rohingya are a threat to national security,” Congress MP Manish Tewari asked, if Rohingyas are a threat to India, then “what about thousands of undocumented Indians floating around developed nations.”
In a tweet, the Congress leader said, “If all illegal immigrants are a threat to any nation’s security then what about thousands of undocumented Indians floating around US, Europe and other developed nations? Tragedy of Rohingya people is heart-rendering. They are fleeing persecution, rape and genocide.”
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, on Wednesday, described Rohingya as a "threat to national security" saying that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is doing "appeasement politics"
"Kejriwal’s appeasement politics doesn’t care for Delhi citizens but for Rohingya illegal migrants. The Centre has had a clear policy that there will be no compromise with national security and our law says they will be deported," Bhatia said.
"On 29 July, a meeting was chaired by Delhi chief secretary. In haste, a decision was made to shift these illegal immigrants to EWS flats...When the news came out in some media that Kejriwal was back to his appeasement politics, the MHA clarified," he added.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traded blame over the alleged proposal to shift Rohingya refugees to flats with basic facilities in the national capital.
On Wednesday morning, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said that Rohingya refugees will be shifted to EWS flats in Bakkarwala area on the outskirts of Delhi and will also be provided basic amenities and security. However, the Centre later clarified that no such directions had been given.
