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Delhi, Dhaka agree on speedy return of Rohingya
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- The issue of repatriation of the Rohingyas has been discussed with Bangladesh at the highest level and both countries have agreed on the need to “expedite their safe, speedy and sustainable repatriation to their homes in Myanmar,” Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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- Instructions to states
(1) Central government has issued periodic instructions to State governments requesting them to sensitise the law enforcement and intelligence agencies for taking appropriate steps for identification of illegal migrants, and their restriction to specified locations as per provisions of law.
(2) The instructions also include capturing their biographic and biometric particulars, cancellation of fake Indian documents, and starting legal process, including initiation of deportation proceedings as per the provisions of law.
- Who are Rohingyas?
(1) The Rohingya people are stateless, Indo-Aryan ethnic group who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
(2) Myanmar is a majority-Buddhist state, but the Rohingya people are primarily Muslim, though a small number are Hindu.
(3) The ethnic minority is considered “the most persecuted minority in the world” by the United Nations.
(4) Rohingya belong to Rakhine state in Mayanmar but more than a million have taken refuge in Bangladesh and some in India following an ethnic campaign of violence against them.
Sources
The Hindu