‘National policy needed to protect deprived Hindu refugees’

--Infiltration increasing in border from B’desh side: RSS

BHUBANESWAR: “National policy for refugees and their rehabilitation should be formulated soon,” demanded Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) Pranta Sanghachalak for Odisha Bipin Bihari Nanda while briefing the media here on Thursday.

Nanda reiterated the demands of the Sangha passed during the All India Pratinidhi Sabha held at Jaipur in Rajasthan regarding protection of Hindus in the neighbouring muslim countries. Their demands include imposing of pressure on Pakistan and Bangladesh for protection of Hindus residing in the countries, provision of adequate compensation to the affected Hindus and imposing pressure on international organisations like UNHRC and UNHCR to save the honour and security of the minorities of the above countries.

He said the Hindus in Pakistan are deprived of their security, self respect and human rights. As per Nehru-Liaquat pact both the countries owe the responsibility to provide security to the minorities residing in their respective territory, while India has provided all the privileges to the minorities in it’s own land, it cannot escape from it’s responsibility by saying that the minority problem of the above two countries are their internal matter, he added.

Due to the atrocities on Hindus, their numbers have been declined in above two countries. According to the statistics, 28 per cent Hindus were living in Bangladesh during partition which has been decreased to 10 per cent now. Similarly, 11 per cent Hindus were living in Pakistan during partition and now it has been decreased to 2 per cent. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslims in India has been raised from 8 per cent to 14 per cent.

Nanda expressed grave concern over the beheading of two Indian soldiers by Pakistan army with some jehadi group and condemned the heinous act. He demanded a firm military policy to restore confidence among the people about the security in the border area.

He also strongly opposed the infiltration of Bangladeshis who are continuously entering into Indian Territory. The infiltrators are causing riots and communal violence in the country, he said citing examples of Kokrajhar incident in Assam. “The Government should check the increasing infiltration in the border for the security of the nation,” Nanda ended.