The government is coming out with a policy on accepting foreign refugees from “persecuted minorities” (in India’s neighbourhood and beyond) and this will comprise not just Hindus but also other minori
The government is coming out with a policy on accepting foreign refugees from “persecuted minorities” (in India’s neighbourhood and beyond) and this will comprise not just Hindus but also other minorities like Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday. She made the comment in response to questions on the killings of Hindus and threats received by them in Bangladesh. The minister however, lauded the Bangladesh government for their efforts to tackle the crimes.
“The attacks (on Hindus in Bangladesh) are unfortunate,” Ms Swaraj said, adding that “The Bangladesh government is leaving no stone unturned” to tackle these crimes, with about “3,000 people having been apprehended”. She said even Muslim clerics in Bangladesh have condemned the crimes as “un-Islamic.”
When asked whether India would open its doors only for persecuted Hindus, Ms Swaraj replied that the government was making a refugee policy that would include all those refugees who belong to “persecuted minorities” in their country and not just Hindus.
Speaking on another issue, she said the government was “confident of an internal political consensus” on the river Teesta water-sharing issue between India and Bangladesh.
