The Jammu and Kashmir Unit of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Monday demanded a thorough CBI probe to identify all those responsible for rehabilitating illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Jammu to change the demography of the region.

For the last couple of days, several Rohingya settlements in and around Jammu have come on the radar of security agencies following which a fresh security audit was launched to verify their records. Rough estimates indicated over 6500 Rohingyas are camping across different localities in and around Jammu.

In the ongoing drive, the intelligence agencies stumbled upon credible evidence linking the involvement of Kashmir-based Non-Government organizations (NGO's) in rehabilitating these illegal immigrants in the close vicinity of several vital security installations.

Taking serious note of these developments, the UT administration launched a massive crackdown against some of the landlords who have rented out accommodation and vacant plots to these illegal immigrants and booked them as per the law of the land. The UT administration also decided to disconnect the power and water supply to these plots and properties to evict them at the earliest.

Taking note of these crucial developments Chief Spokesman of the Bharatiya Janta Party Sunil Sethi along with senior party leaders Monday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order a CBI inquiry to investigate and identify persons involved in bringing in and facilitating the settlement of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi in Jammu.

Sethi said that such persons/ elements should be booked for anti-national activities and punished. The people should know as to who have been  showing sympathy with the illegally settled foreign nationals and advocating their cases in the court of law.

Earlier, Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana, a member of the council of ministers led by Omar Abdullah issued verbal instructions to the concerned authorities not to deprive them of essential water and power supply till the government of India takes a call on their issue.

Referring to the recent diktat issued by the National Conference, Minister Sunil Sethi  questioned him to explain if they respect and follow the law of the country or they are above the law and have liberty to go to any extent to appease the illegal settlers. By siding with the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi, the NC is also playing with

the future of the unemployed youth of the UT, as the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals have engaged themselves in different jobs here. 

   "It is a matter of security concern that Rohingyas and Bangladeshi have settled in J&K UT,  particularly in Jammu for years now, which is a few kilometers away from Pakistan. The BJP has been repeatedly raising questions on their entering Indian territory illegally, traveling thousands of kilometers, crossing half a dozen states and settling in Jammu, said Sunil Sethi.

Sethi said that anyone wishing to settle in a country can apply through proper procedure and may get permission to come and settle but in case

of these Rohingyas and Bangladeshi, they have crossed over illegally, and traveled so long with the motive of settling in Jammu. They are illegal and a threat to security as well.

Any yardstick cannot justify their settlement near the border. The only solution is their immediate deportation, he said.