The Bharat Raksha Manch has hailed the Supreme Court’s initiative to start the National Register for Citizens in Assam where over 40 lakh people have been identified as living illegally and urged that the exercise should be extended to rest part of the country.
The lackadaisical attitude of various Governments towards border security, the greed for facilitating illegal immigrants for purely vote bank politics and electoral gains, the communal tinge given by various parties and sections, have made India into a vicious cauldron. There are nearly 5-6 crore illegal immigrants who are affecting the socio-economic, political and religious atmosphere of the entire nation.
The entire fabric of society and the body politic is now influenced by this burden, the Manch said in a release.
While welcoming the NRC in Assam, Manch convener Dr Murali Manohar Sharma said that this exercise should be undertaken in every State of the country. The malaise of the illegal immigrants has affected every nook and corner of the nation, with many places being such that these illegal people decide the outcome of the polls.
Manch national secretary Anil Dhir said that the Bharat Raksha Manch had given a proposal to the Government in 2015, in which the “Three D” principle of Detect, Delete and Deport was given. The NRC has detected the illegal settlers, now all efforts should be made to delete their names from the electoral lists. After the final list is made, the identified persons should be immediately disenfranchised. All the identity papers like Aadhar, Pan, election identity cards, passports, ration cards etc. should be cancelled forthwith and all the illegal residents should be asked to register themselves with a stipulated time.
It is well nigh impossible to deport such a large number of people, so the Government should issue temporary work permits. Specials laws should be formulated and anybody who employs, assists or facilitates these immigrants, they should be strictly penalized and punished. Talks should be opened with Bangladesh for deportation of these illegal immigrants, he suggested.