India’s Amit Shah for deporting Bangladeshis, Rohingyas from Delhi

Union home minister of India Amit Shah on Friday instructed the top brass of the Delhi police to have a clear and swift legal approach while dealing with unauthorised migrants, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, in New Delhi city, reported NDTV.

‘At present, an audit is being done in colonies which have a major chunk of Bangladeshi and Rohingya population. Strict action would follow against those also who have facilitated the stay of these illegal occupants and also against those who helped them in acquiring false documents,’ a senior official who attended the meeting disclosed.

Amit Shah stressed during the meeting that the issue of illegal intruders was directly linked to national security and should be dealt with strictly. ‘The illegal migrants in the city should be identified and deported,’ was the clear direction.

According to the official, Shah was clear in his instructions to have a ‘top to bottom and bottom to top’ approach in dealing with the illegal occupancy issue in Delhi.

‘Strict action should be taken against the entire network who facilitate their stay and help them in getting documents,’ the union home minister directed officials, adding that citizens of Delhi would feel assured that the new government would tackle the issue of illegal occupancy in the city with an iron hand.

‘Instructions pertaining to this already are being circulated at ‘thana’ level,’ said an official.

In the meeting, which lasted over two hours, Amit Shah asked Delhi government officials to work in tandem with the Delhi police. ‘The double engine government of Delhi will now work with double speed for a developed and safe Delhi,’ stated a Delhi government official who also attended the meeting.

The meeting was attended by newly-elected chief minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi home minister Ashish Sood, Delhi police commissioner Sanjay Arora and other senior officials.

Shah also asked police officials to prioritise the elimination of interstate gangs operating in the Delhi-NCR region and said that strict action should be taken against those police stations and sub-divisions which consistently perform poorly in controlling street crime.

‘Approach of Delhi Police should be ruthless while dealing with these gangs as street crime is directly linked to perception of safety as far as common citizens are concerned,’ Shah told officials, adding that new security committees should be formed in JJ clusters for the safety of women and children.

For quick disposal of 2020 Delhi riot cases, the Delhi government has been asked to appoint special prosecutors so that riot cases can be disposed of soon.