AAP Accuses BJP Of Settling Rohingya Refugees In Delhi Forward Of Polls, BJP Denies – News18
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The BJP accused the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) of resorting to “baseless rhetoric”
A Rohingya refugee lady attracts water from a hand pump at a brief shelter in New Delhi. (AP file photograph)
Forward of the Delhi Meeting polls, the AAP on Sunday accused the BJP of settling Rohingya refugees within the metropolis whereas publicly vilifying them.
Reacting to the allegation, the BJP stated the true subject just isn’t the settlement of authorized refugees however the presence of thousands and thousands of illegally-residing Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis not solely in Delhi but in addition in different states and accused the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) of resorting to “baseless rhetoric”.
In a press release, senior AAP leaders, together with Chief Minister Atishi, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, pointed to a 2022 publish on X by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri as proof of the Bharatiya Janata Get together’s (BJP) involvement in housing Rohingya Muslims in EWS (Economically Weaker Part) flats in Delhi’s Bakkarwala space.
“Hardeep Puri’s tweet proves that the BJP conspired to settle Rohingyas in Delhi whereas pretending to oppose them. They supplied EWS flats, safety and amenities to them however misled the general public with their hate rhetoric. That is the BJP’s soiled and deceitful politics,” Sisodia stated in a publish in Hindi on X.
Atishi echoed comparable sentiments and stated, “The BJP was so determined to accuse Arvind Kejriwal that they forgot their very own function in bringing and settling Rohingyas in Delhi. Hardeep Puri’s tweet has uncovered the reality to the folks of Delhi.” “On August 17, 2022, Union minister Hardeep Puri had tweeted that India has a convention of welcoming refugees and introduced plans to relocate Rohingyas to EWS flats in Delhi, guaranteeing them primary facilities, UNHCR IDs and safety. This contradicts the BJP’s public stance on the problem,” the assertion stated.
Singh stated, “Delhiites can now see who really introduced and settled Rohingyas within the metropolis. The BJP’s duplicity stands uncovered.” Different AAP leaders, together with Sandeep Pathak, Raghav Chadha and Gopal Rai, additionally took to social media to slam the BJP, accusing it of indulging in divisive politics.
Reacting to the allegation, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva stated ever since his get together launched a marketing campaign to disenfranchise illegally-residing Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis and expel them from the nation, Kejriwal and different AAP leaders have been resorting to a baseless rhetoric to divert the eye of individuals from the core points affecting Delhi.
“The actual subject just isn’t the settlement of authorized refugees however the presence of thousands and thousands of illegally-residing Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, not simply in Delhi but in addition in states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand,” Sachdeva was quoted as saying in assertion issued by the BJP.
The AAP had raised the problem of Rohingya infiltrators even in 2022, the BJP leaqder stated, including, “Again then, we had stated, and we reiterate now, that refugees are a separate matter, however infiltrators must be saved in detention camps, not in flats.” The controversy comes as political tensions rise forward of the Delhi Meeting polls due in February, with each the AAP and the BJP accusing one another of deceptive the general public.
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