Rohingya refugees in J&K cannot be left to ‘starve and die’: CM Omar Abdullah
The chief minister’s remarks followed the BJP’s call for a probe into the alleged illegal settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi citizens in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday termed the presence of Rohingya refugees in the Union territory as a “humanitarian dispute”, adding that they should not be left to “starve and die”, reported The Indian Express.
His comments came after the Bharatiya Janata Party called for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged illegal settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals in Jammu and Kashmir.
“You cannot let them die in the cold here”, Abdullah said while talking to reporters in Jammu. “Till they are here, you have to take care of them.”
He said that the Centre should clarify the fate of the Rohingya refugees living in Jammu and Kashmir. “They have been brought here and settled, but we did not bring them here,” the chief minister said.
“Now if the Centre’s policy [on Rohingya refugees] has changed, it shall take them back,” Abdullah said. “If you [Centre] want to take them, then take them. However, till they [Rohingya] are here, they cannot be treated like animals. They are human beings and shall be treated like humans.”
“If you can send them back, then send them and if you cannot, then you cannot make them starve and die here,” he added.
The BJP on Monday called the alleged illegal settlement of...
