Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused the BJP-led Center of “conspiracy to illegally settle” Rohingya refugees in the capital and vowed that AAP’s Delhi government will not allow this to happen.
“As per the directions of the Centre, the decisions were taken by the bureaucrats and the police and approved by the Lieutenant Governor. The chief minister was not kept in the loop. The Delhi government will not allow this conspiracy to illegally settle Rohingya refugees in the city,” Mr Sisodia said.
Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on a tweet by Union Minister Hardeep Singh announced to shift Rohingya refugees to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats and provide them basic facilities and police protection. Of.
Subsequently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a statement clarifying that it had “not given any direction to provide EWS flats to illegal Rohingya migrants in Bakkarwala, New Delhi”.
Mr Sisodia, however, termed the Home Ministry’s clarification as a “U-turn” by the Center and accused the central government of “completely conspiring” against the national capital and the country’s security.
“The way Congress used to convert Bangladeshis into its vote bank, Modi government is also doing the same thing by settling Rohingyas in Delhi,” Sisodia alleged.
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A communication to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairman on June 23, 2021, from the Deputy Secretary of the Delhi Home Department, was at the core of the fire incident at a Rohingya refugee camp at Kalindi Kunj on June 12. Conflict.
According to the release, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) had proposed that the procession house and all 240 EWS flats located in West Delhi’s Bakkarwala village be allotted for “permanent detention centers” for foreign prisoners.
The Deputy Secretary’s communique carried out a joint inspection on February 22, 2021 with representatives of the Social Welfare Department of Delhi to search for “suitable accommodation” with “basic minimum housing facilities” for Rohingya refugees.
strong opposition
We will not let them settle here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on one hand claims that there is no money for free education and healthcare for the people of the country, while on the other hand he is ready to spend crores on Rohingyas.
He said the BJP was trying to settle Rohingyas in the capital to create a “vote bank” for electoral gains, while the Supreme Court had asked the Center to deport them.
AAP’s chief spokesperson said that the Prime Minister can consider settling refugees in any state ruled by the BJP.
“Give them EWS flats, bungalows or whatever you want to give them. We will not allow them to be allotted flats in Delhi at all.
Mr. Bhardwaj also said, “The words and deeds of BJP leaders do not match. There are videos in which their leaders have objected to the Rohingyas entering and living in our country illegally. BJP leaders leveled allegations against us while the reality is that BJP is settling them in Delhi,” Mr. Bhardwaj said.