'BSF, Assam Rifles deployed to stop further infiltration of Rohingyas'

Home MinisterRajnath Singhon Tuesday informedLok Sabhathat security forces were deployed to stop further infiltration ofRohingyas.

Apprising the Parliament onRohingyasissue, Rajnath said, "Border Security Force and Assam Rifles are deployed to stop further infiltration ofRohingyas. Have issued an advisory to states to monitor those who have already come and kept them at one place and not let them spread. States also have the right to deport them."

On this,Trinamool Congress(TMC)'sSugata Bosesaid, "External Affairs Ministry is conducting 'operation insaniyat' forRohingyasin Bangladesh. There are 40,000Rohingyasin India, will we show insaniyat for only those who are in Bangladesh? "
Terming Bose's statement "unfortunate", Minister of State for Home Affairs,Kiren Rijiju noted that India is the only country to have adopted such a soft approach to refugees.

"This is an unfortunate statement by him (TMC'sSugata Bose). India is probably the only country which has adopted such a soft approach to refugees. We also toldMyanmar that we are ready to assist them in providing facilities toRohingyaswhen they return," he said.

Last month, the Central Government had circulated a letter to all the state governments including Jammu and Kashmir asking them to take necessary steps to prevent the entry of illegal migrants such asRohingyasfromMyanmar.

During her recent visit to India, Bangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasinahad also spoken about the Rohingya issue and said that the New Delhi should play an important role in ensuring the safe repatriation of the Rohingya refugees back toMyanmar.

Rohingyasare a Muslim minority ethnic group inMyanmarand are considered to be illegal immigrants.

Scores of Rohingya refugees are languishing in Indian refugee camps, after fleeing a brutalMyanmararmy campaign launched in August last year.

They are residing in several parts of the country including Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, and Rajasthan.