RSS functionary Bhaiyyaji Joshi came down heavily on the issue of growing numbers of Rohingya migrants in India. Referring to the influx he said, “It appears they have come to India not to take shelter but as part of conspiracy and are trying to settle here, they stay in places like Jammu and Hyderabad. There is a need to do a background check of these elements as they can pose a danger to the country.”
While talking to media persons here, he said Myanmar expelled them because they were creating problems. “No one else sheltered them not even neighboring countries like China and Indonesia,” he said backing the Central Government’s stand on the issue.
"No outsider should have the right to stay in the country after a definite period. This is a serious issue and the country should think deeply before allowing them in,” RSS General Secretary (Sarkaryawah) Suresh Bhaiyaji Joshi said.
"It should be pondered as why they were expelled from Myanmar. When (the Myanmar Government) realised that because of them there is a problem in the country, they expelled them," said Joshi added.
"Earlier too, such people came to our nation and settled in places like Hyderabad and Jammu," he said, suggesting running a background check on people coming to India in large numbers. "If we don't check the background of people coming to the country, then that will pose a threat to the nation's security."
"Those who arrived here secured Aadhaar and PAN cards and got their names included in the voters' list. They did not come to take refuge... They have come under a conspiracy," he said.
Joshi also wondered why the Rohingya did not go to their neighbouring nations like China and Indonesia. "Taking this into consideration, our country should make a policy for them."
When pointed that some people in India were backing the Rohingya refugees, he said there was a need to find out who these people were and what was their background.
On a question on banning of the sale of firecrackers in the national capital region (NCR), Joshi said there was a need to strike a balance on the issue.
Not all firecrackers should be banned, only those that cause pollution should be banned, the RSS leader said., adding, “Tomorrow someone may say burning of oil lamps on Diwali too is causing pollution. Therefore, there is a need to think seriously and strike a balance.”
To a question on the issue of reservation, he said the RSS believes that those availing this facility should decide till what time they want it. If there were any discrepancies in the quota system, they should be removed, he said. "As such, we are in favour of giving reservation to those for whom it was meant."
Asked about contentious issues like the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Article 370 - which grants special status to Jammu & Kashmir - and the Common Civil Code, he said these questions should be asked to the Union Government.