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There has been no cross-border infiltration to India since 1971, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reasserted on Thursday in an interview with Information18. This comes days Amit Shah expressed the Indian authorities’s dedication to “throwing out all illegal infiltrators” throughout his go to to West Bengal not too long ago.
“I would like to stress that no one from Bangladesh has entered India illegally after 1971. India is our good friend and I believe that such issues will not affect our relationship with India,” mentioned Khan, including that the problem of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Act is “India’s internal matter”.
He mentioned, “We have nothing to do with the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). After Bangladesh was liberated no one went to India illegally. During partition people migrated to India, but not after the partition.”
Recently, Union Home Minister Shah had mentioned that the implementation of the CAA was imminent following its passage in the Parliament and it’ll occur quickly as the method has been delayed due to COVID-19.
“There are no reasons that people will illegally move to India from Bangladesh. Why will they? Bangladesh is not a poor country where people will migrate illegally to India. Our current economic growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and per capita income are very good. Living standard is also good in Bangladesh,” Khan added.
On incidents of firing alongside the worldwide border areas between Bangladesh and India, Khan mentioned, “Such firing should not happen. In case of any emergency situation, I think non-lethal weapons should be used to tackle criminal activities at the border. People’s lives should not be lost through because of such shellings. We share a very cordial relationship with India and we will continue to carry it forward.”
India shares a 4,096-km-long border with Bangladesh. The Indian aspect of the Indo-Bangladesh border passes by West Bengal (2216.7 Km), Assam (263 Km), Meghalaya (443 Km), Tripura (856 Km) and Mizoram (318 Km).
The CAA seeks to present Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis dealing with non secular persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
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