Knowing that the matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah made a controversial comment on National Register of Citizens draft on Tuesday. He said that the BJP government will take a step further and expel illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in India one by one, i.e. “chun chun kar nikalenge”.
Addressing a party meeting in Jaipur on Tuesday, the BJP chief was of the opinion that Congress and opposition parties are playing games with the national interest. Attacking them, Shah said, as quoted by the Indian Express, ““Arrey, aapko jitna virodh karna hai woh karo, Bharatiya Janata Party ka sankalp hai, ek bhi Bangladeshi ghuspethiya desh mein rehne nahi denge, chun chun kar nikal denge(You oppose it as much you want, but the BJP’s vision is that we won’t let even one Bangladeshi infiltrator stay in the country…We will single them out, one by one, and expel them).”
Shah also stated that his party will not back down on its stance on expelling the illegal immigrants. He said, “Humne firm nirnay liya hai. NRC mein se Bharatiya Janata Party wapas nahi jayegi. Aur chun chun kar sabko wo soochi mein dalkar, isko ingit karne ka kaam Bharatiya Janata Party karegi (We have taken a firm decision that the BJP will not go back on the NRC. And after singling them out, we will put them on the list so that they can be identified).”
Accusing the Congress, he said, “Congress party ne naya tarika chuna hai Bangladeshiyon ko bachane ke liye, ‘inko nikaloge to Hinduon ka kya hoga’? Arrey bhai, aapko hamein sikhane ki zarurat nahin hai (The Congress has devised a new way of saving Bangladeshis, saying that if they are driven out of the country, what will happen to the Hindus there? Brother, you don’t need to teach us).”
Earlier in his speech, he had stated that whatever the Congress and the opposition may say and raise issues on, the BJP will form the government in all states. It is to be known that 40.07 lakh people were left out in the NRD list and due to which there was a countrywide outrage.
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