Rohingya activities are being watched, says Indian minister

India’s intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the movement of Rohingya Muslims living in the country.

New Delhi Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 22 July 2015, 07:38 PM
Updated : 22 July 2015, 07:38 PM

“A close watch is being maintained over the Rohingyas living in makeshift camps,” said Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in Parliament on Wednesday.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, Rijiju said about 10,500 Rohingya Muslims had taken shelter in India.

They and were staying in Jammu & Kashnir, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Manipur.

He said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested one Rohingya in Hyderabad in connection with Burdwan blast case.

An alert had been sounded across India after that to keep an eye on Rohingya activities.

On the second day of the Monsoon session of Parliament, Shiv Sena’s Adhalrao Patil Shivajirao raised the issue of Rohingya Muslims living in India.

Both Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of Parliament were adjourned immediately after lunch following chaos created by the opposition parties. 

Led mainly by the Congress, a vociferous opposition kept demanding action before discussions on ‘Lalitgate’ and the controversial Vyapam case.

India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia are alleged to have helped scam-struck former IPL chief Lalit Modi leave India.

Modi faces a probe by the country’s Enforcement Department (ED) for alleged money laundering and foreign exchange violations.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the BJP is alleged to have a hand in another major scandal – the Vyapam case.

It is a widespread examination and recruitment fraud run by a racket in which some top-notch politicians, including several of the ruling BJP, are said to be involved.

“We want accountability to be fixed on these issues…not just a discussion,” said senior Congress leader Anand Sharma.

Although the government has agreed to discuss matters, the opposition parties have been demanding ‘action’.

“We want government’s action before any kind of discussion,” said another Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.