VHP calls Rohingya as infiltrators and urge govt that community be 'pushed out' of India

New Delhi, Aug 17: A day after the central government announced its decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday (Aug 17) condemned the move and said that the Rohingyas are not refugees but infiltrators and should be 'pushed out' of the country.

 

 

 

 

The VHP reaction came after the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri lauded the Centre's move of shifting refugees into flats in the national capital. The statement of VHP read, "We are shocked to see a statement of the Union Minister for Urban Development Hardeep Puri, terming the Rohingyas as refugees and allotting to them the EWS flats in Bakkarwala, Delhi. We might remind him that the statement made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on Dec 10, 2020 declaring that Rohingyas will never be accepted in India (Rohingya ko kabhi bhi sweekar nahi kiya jaega)."

 

 

 

 

 

VHP chief Alok Kumar said that the Rohingyas were infiltrators. Kumar said, "Rohingyas are not refugees but infiltrators had been the consistent stand of the Union of India including in its affidavit filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The fact that the Hindu refugees from Pakistan continue to live in abysmal sub-human conditions in Majnu-ka-Tila area of Delhi makes the bounty proposed to be conferred on the Rohingyas all the more deplorable." The VHP also urged the central government to reconsider the issue.

 

 

 

 

 

The statement further added, "Instead of providing the Rohingyas with housing, make arrangements to send them back and out of India." Earlier, Union minister Puri hailed the decision and tweeted "India has always welcomed those who have sought refuge in the country. In a landmark decision all #Rohingya #Refugees will be shifted to EWS flats in Bakkarwala area of Delhi. They will be provided basic amenities, UNHCR IDs & round-the-clock @DelhiPolice protection."

 

Hours after Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's tweet announcing homes and security for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the Union Home Ministry govt appeared to contradict the statement, saying no such benefits have been announced for the community, terming them as "Rohingya illegal foreigners".