Shah also condemned Banerjee for her warning that there could be civil war and bloodbath, saying the country was divided once in the name of civil war.
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If Bangladesh refuges to take them back, please keep them, make them citizens. After, all they are human being. But make them swear to Indian Constitution. There is a refugee crisis all over the world at present and all countries should accept refugees. India can accommodate up to 4/5 carores more people without any problem. Now our birth rate has dropped sharply, some more people will not make any difference. The problem of refugees is due to poor are unsafe neighbouring countries and can only be settled by development and peace in all neighbouring countries. Further Indian Muslim should condemn Jihadies and hardliner Muslims of neighbouring countries and ensure that the refugee Muslims do not become agents of Jihad and hardliners in India. Bangladesh and Burma like smaller countries will, of course, deny flatly that these refugees are theirs.
Assam Accord creation of politicians has been voluntarily overtaken by the Highest Judiciary of the land. Whether it is right or wrong is an issue that can be said by a legal expert but for an ordinary citizen like me who is now at 70 plus have worked in Indian Navy, Public Sector undertaking have land and house for which Public Sector Banks have advanced loans which have been adjkusted timely and more now if I am asked to prove my citizenship it is a mockery of Judiciary and democracy and the constitution. It has provided the ruling party a very good stick to beat with while laying all anomalies for which people suffer at the doors of Supreme court. Supreme Court unmindful of the issue that if ever India talked to Bangladesh about people infiltrating into India and asked them that they should take back their citizens? Never. So all these exercise of NRC and it being supervised by the Supreme court is to make a section of people a second class citizen who will not have any rights as per the Constitution.
All non-Muslims who apply to stay can be considered as religiously persecuted refugees. Illegal Muslim migrants should be deported back to Bangladesh, and forcibly. No mercy should be shown. There are about 20 million illegal Bangladeshis in India. Either convert them to Sanatan Dharma or show them the door.
I don’t know the legal position in this case – the columnist may kindly enlighten us – but, all over the world, birth confers citizenship. Children born to parents who have entered India illegally after 24 March 1971 ought to be regarded as Indian citizens. Deporting them would be a travesty. As it would be in humanitarian law – under which Europe is taking in so many people from Syria and its neighbourhood – for their parents and grandparents. Getting Bangladesh to accept four million people after so many years will place the bilateral relationship under intolerable strain. The legal processes leading upto actual deportation will muddy Assam’s waters and clog the judicial system for a long time, placing a lot of people in a grey zone. 2. Reports suggest the illegal influx from Bangladesh has slowed down considerably in recent years. This could be due to both better border management and Bangladesh’s improved economic performance. There are also about a million illegal Indians working in Bangladesh who would face retaliatory moves. More than strict legality, this is now a humanitarian and diplomatic issue. It should be dealt with with statesmanship and compassion. 3. The apex court, for once, has created a very awkward situation. It will be difficult to dismount this tiger from the Sundarbans.
If Bangladesh refuges to take them back, please keep them, make them citizens. After, all they are human being. But make them swear to Indian Constitution. There is a refugee crisis all over the world at present and all countries should accept refugees. India can accommodate up to 4/5 carores more people without any problem. Now our birth rate has dropped sharply, some more people will not make any difference. The problem of refugees is due to poor are unsafe neighbouring countries and can only be settled by development and peace in all neighbouring countries. Further Indian Muslim should condemn Jihadies and hardliner Muslims of neighbouring countries and ensure that the refugee Muslims do not become agents of Jihad and hardliners in India. Bangladesh and Burma like smaller countries will, of course, deny flatly that these refugees are theirs.
Assam Accord creation of politicians has been voluntarily overtaken by the Highest Judiciary of the land. Whether it is right or wrong is an issue that can be said by a legal expert but for an ordinary citizen like me who is now at 70 plus have worked in Indian Navy, Public Sector undertaking have land and house for which Public Sector Banks have advanced loans which have been adjkusted timely and more now if I am asked to prove my citizenship it is a mockery of Judiciary and democracy and the constitution. It has provided the ruling party a very good stick to beat with while laying all anomalies for which people suffer at the doors of Supreme court. Supreme Court unmindful of the issue that if ever India talked to Bangladesh about people infiltrating into India and asked them that they should take back their citizens? Never. So all these exercise of NRC and it being supervised by the Supreme court is to make a section of people a second class citizen who will not have any rights as per the Constitution.
All non-Muslims who apply to stay can be considered as religiously persecuted refugees. Illegal Muslim migrants should be deported back to Bangladesh, and forcibly. No mercy should be shown. There are about 20 million illegal Bangladeshis in India. Either convert them to Sanatan Dharma or show them the door.
I don’t know the legal position in this case – the columnist may kindly enlighten us – but, all over the world, birth confers citizenship. Children born to parents who have entered India illegally after 24 March 1971 ought to be regarded as Indian citizens. Deporting them would be a travesty. As it would be in humanitarian law – under which Europe is taking in so many people from Syria and its neighbourhood – for their parents and grandparents. Getting Bangladesh to accept four million people after so many years will place the bilateral relationship under intolerable strain. The legal processes leading upto actual deportation will muddy Assam’s waters and clog the judicial system for a long time, placing a lot of people in a grey zone. 2. Reports suggest the illegal influx from Bangladesh has slowed down considerably in recent years. This could be due to both better border management and Bangladesh’s improved economic performance. There are also about a million illegal Indians working in Bangladesh who would face retaliatory moves. More than strict legality, this is now a humanitarian and diplomatic issue. It should be dealt with with statesmanship and compassion. 3. The apex court, for once, has created a very awkward situation. It will be difficult to dismount this tiger from the Sundarbans.
Very well spoken Ashok.