Discussions On The Issue Of Illegal Migrants Ongoing, Some Action Will Be Taken: Rajnath Singh

Hinting that the government may soon take some action against illegal Rohingya refugees living in India, particularly in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that discussions on the issue are ongoing and that “some action will be taken” in this respect.

“We are discussing the issue of illegal migrants and some action will be taken,” he was quoted by the Economic Times as saying, in reply to a question on deportation of foreigners from Jammu and Kashmir.

"We cannot rule out the possibility of security threat and I have already cleared our stand with regard to illegal immigrants," the Home Minister said.

According to an estimate presented by the United Nations (UN), there are about 40,000 Rohingyas in India. Around 16,000 of them have received refugee documentation, concerned UN bodies have said.

The government had in August asked states to identify and deport illegal immigrants like the Rohingyas as they are vulnerable to getting recruited by terrorist organisations. Rohingya living illegally in J&K have managed to buy land by fraudulently obtaining permanent residence certificates, Aadhaar cards, voters identity cards and ration cards, The Tribune had reported in June.

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