No decision to provide EWS flats to Rohingya illegal migrants in Delhi: MHA

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
17:
The
Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
has
clarified
that
it
has
not
given
any
directive
to
provide
EWS
flats
to
Rohingya
illegal
migrants
at
Bakkarwala
in
New
Delhi.

The
MHA
took
to
Twitter
and
said
that
the
government
of
Delhi
proposed
to
shift
the
Rohingyas
to
a
new
location.
The
MHA
has
directed
the
GNCTD
to
ensure
that
the
Rohingya
illegal
foreigners
will
continue
at
the
present
locations
as
MHA
has
already
taken
up
the
matter
of
their
deportation
with
the
authority
concerned
through
the
Ministry
of
External
Affairs.

Rohingyas
have
a
history
of
committing
brutalities
against
Hindus

The
MHA
also
said
that
illegal
foreigners
are
to
be
kept
in
detention
centres
till
their
deportation
as
per
the
law.
The
government
of
Delhi
has
not
declared
the
present
locations
as
a
detention
centre.
They
have
been
directed
to
do
the
same
immediately,
the
Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
also
said.

With
respect
to
news
reports
in
certain
sections
of
media
regarding
Rohingya
illegal
foreigners,
it
is
clarified
that
Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
(MHA)
has
not
given
any
directions
to
provide
EWS
flats
to
Rohingya
illegal
migrants
at
Bakkarwala
in
New
Delhi.

— Home Minister’s Office, HMO India (@HMOIndia)

August
17,
2022

Earlier
Union
Minister
Hardeep
Singh
Puri
said
that
Rohingya
refugees
will
be
provided
with
apartments
and
police
protection
in
the
Bakkarwala
area
of
Delhi.
“Those
who
made
a
career
out
of
spreading
canards
on
India’s
refugee
policy
deliberately
linking
it
to
#CAA
will
be
disappointed.
India
respects
&
follows
@UN
Refugee
Convention
1951
&
provides
refuge
to
all,
regardless
of
their
race,
religion
or
creed,”
Puri
said
a
tweet.

A
report
by

ANI
said
that
around
1,100
Rohingyas
staying
in
tents
will
soon
be
shifted
to
flats
equipped
with
basic
facilities
and
round-the-clock
security.

The
decision
was
taken
following
a
high-level
meeting
which
was
chaired
by
the
Chief
Secretary
of
Delhi
and
was
attended
by
senior
officials
of
the
Delhi
government,
Delhi
Police
and
Ministry
Home
Affairs.