The Narendra Modi government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Rohingya Muslims’ illegal immigration into India was illegal and their continued stay poses a serious security threat to the nation
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Rohingya Muslims were "illegal" immigrants in the country and that their continuous stay posed "serious national security ramifications".
Centre today told the Supreme Court that Rohingya Muslims are “a serious security threat to the country”.
Suspected al-Qaeda operative Shauman Haq came to India to set up base in Mizoram and Manipur to recruit Rohingyas for terror activities in Myanmar, Police said.
Seeking more time to file a detailed response in this regard, the Centre further stated that militant elements among the Rohingyas are active in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mewar and Jammu
According to the UN, 391,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence broke out in western Myanmar's Rakhine state on August 25.
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are still flooding across the border in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh.
One of the dozens of boats carrying Rohingyas to the Bangladeshi border town of Teknaf capsized on Thursday and at least two people drowned.
Sheikh Hasina has asked Myanmar to stop the violence that led 3 lakh Rohingyas refugees to Bangladesh
Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali had met Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar last week and discussed the issue of Rohingyas in detail
The central government had on August 9 told the Parliament that more than 14,000 Rohingyas, registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, were at present staying in India.
Kiren Rijiju's comments came two days after UN human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein flayed any attempts by India to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar.
More than 370,000 minority Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence since August 25.
Suu Kyi was missing the assembly, which opened Tuesday and runs through September 25, in order to address domestic security issues.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants Rohingya refugees helped "regardless of politics," his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday
Akbaruddin said that New Delhi was concerned about the matter concerning illegal immigrants, who could be a challenge to its security
At least 3,13,000 Rohingya have arrived since August 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts, prompting Myanmar’s military to retaliate with what it called ‘clearance operations’ to root out the rebels.
Amid the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the United Nations on Monday reprimanded India for its bid to deport Rohingyas who have taken shelter in the country
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