‘Highly deplorable’: Bangladesh protests Amit Shah’s remarks on ‘infiltrators’
Speaking at a rally in Jharkhand, the home minister had vowed that the BJP would free the state of ‘Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators’.
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Bangladesh on Monday lodged a protest against remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Bangladeshi nationals during his visit to Jharkhand last week.
In a statement, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the remarks “highly deplorable”.
Speaking at a rally in poll-bound Jharkhand on September 20, Shah had repeated the claims that Bangladeshi nationals were infiltrating into the state. He had vowed that if the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in Jharkhand, it would free the state of “Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators” and hang them “upside down”, reported The Hindu.
On Monday, the Bangladeshi ministry handed over a protest note to the deputy high commissioner of India in Dhaka.
“The ministry conveyed its serious reservation, deep sense of hurt and extreme displeasure and called upon the Government of India to advise the political leaders to refrain from making such objectionable and unacceptable remarks,” said the ministry.
It added that such remarks, “coming from responsible positions against the nationals of a neighbouring country, undermine the spirit of mutual respect and understanding between two friendly countries”.
On September 20, Shah alleged during a speech in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj that the demography was changing in certain parts of the state due to the alleged infiltration of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.
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