“Illegal migrants (including Rohingyas) pose a threat to the national security.”, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply
Illegal Rohingya migrants pose a threat to national safety and there are stories that a few of them have indulged in unlawful actions, Lok Sabha was knowledgeable on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai’s written reply got here in response to a query by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Ritesh Pandey.
“Illegal migrants (including Rohingyas) pose a threat to the national security. There are reports about some Rohingya migrants indulging in illegal activities,” he stated.
The minister stated a writ petition has been filed within the Supreme Court, praying not to deport Rohingyas from India. “The matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court. However, no stay has been granted by the court on the deportation of the Rohingyas,” he stated.
Rai stated India isn’t a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon. All overseas nationals, together with refuge seekers, are ruled by the provisions contained in The Foreigners Act, 1946, The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and The Citizenship Act, 1955, and guidelines and orders made thereunder.
“Foreign nationals who enter into the country without valid travel documents or whose travel documents expire while staying in India are treated as illegal migrants and are dealt as per the existing legal provisions,” the minister stated.
