4.300 Hindus,Sikhs from Pak Af get Indian citizenship

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4,300 Hindus, Sikhs from Pakistan, Afghanistan get Indian citizenship - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

NEW DELHI: As a first step to granting Indian nationality to some 200,000 refugees from neighbouring countries, the BJP-led government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan in one year, according to sources.

During the entire tenure of the previous government, the figure stood at 1,023. The refugees have been given citizenship on the initiative of Home Minister Rajnath Singh following BJP’s declared policy that India is a “natural home for persecuted Hindus” who will be welcome to seek refuge.

During his election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindu refugees would be treated like any other Indian citizen.

There are around 200,000 Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan currently living in India.

Since the Modi government assumed charge in May 2014, nearly 19,000 refugees have been given long-term visas in Madhya Pradesh. Around 11,000 long-term visas were given in Rajasthan and another 4,000 in Gujarat, official sources said.

In April, the home ministry had unveiled an online system for submission of applications for long-term visas.

The decision has been taken to address the hardship being faced by the refugees who come to India with the intention to settle permanently.

There are about 400 settlements for refugees from Pakistan in cities like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Jaipur. Hindu refugees from Bangladesh mostly live in West Bengal and northeastern states. Sikh refugees mostly live in Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh.

By arrangement with the Times of India

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2015

 

[Shan-e-ibrahim]

this is a shame for us.

 

[VeeraBahadur]

Afterall he has to live upto his poll promises.

Do aaptards or kongtards or libtards have problem with it ?? I don't think so .

If we can give refuse to beleaguered Zoorashtrians then why not one of our own ?? Yes India is natural abode to sanatan dharmies .Even jains , bodhs are included in that .

this is a shame for us.

And you guys go orgasmic while mentioning khalistan.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Congratulations to them, and hopefully they'll find peace and prosperity in our land.

this is a shame for us.

And that makes me wonder, almost none from our 'oppressed' minority apply for citizenship in our neighboring countries.

 

[Shan-e-ibrahim]

And you guys go orgasmic while mentioning khalistan.

And that makes me wonder, almost none from our 'oppressed' minority apply for citizenship in our neighboring countries.

Vulnerability of Pakistan has reached to some dangerous level which has been ignored by our think tanks. When the unity of a nation solely depends on non civilian institutions like military , and not the civil society that means there is something wrong.

 

[Skull and Bones]

We are the biggest democracy. Pakistani and Chinese are begging us for citizenship.

Lets not deteriorate the moment with vague words like 'begging'. Had your life was in the front line, you'd had been 'begging' to be in safe haven. Therefore please.

 

[nForce]

We are the biggest democracy. Pakistani and Chinese are begging us for citizenship.

And you guys go orgasmic while mentioning khalistan.

Both of you stop trolling please. There are better ways to communicate your thoughts.

At topic - Anybody, any idea why they decided to leave Pakistan in the first place ?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Why not? No people want to live the hell. We India provide the best life for those refugees.

Yet, you're in Australia? Had you been begging for VISA?

 

[Skull and Bones]

I was born in Australia. But I can not speak Hindi. I want to find a job in India.

I had my suspicion, this confirms it.

 

[nForce]

I was born in Australia. But I can not speak Hindi. I want to find a job in India.

How old are you and what do you do for living, if I may ask ?

 

[VeeraBahadur]

Vulnerability of Pakistan has reached to some dangerous level which has been ignored by our think tanks. When the unity of a nation solely depends on non civilian institutions like military , and not the civil society that means there is something wrong.

I second that to certain extent. I guess civil society is hyperactive in pakistan. Problem is with pakistani conscience. You have some UN blacklisted terrorist running social services in your country. You got to have problem when such people has very large fan followings. Your blasphemy law is state sponsored means to opress minority. Your country reveres the killer of Salman Taseer.Recently the voice of some liberal lady was silenced forever. Most of Pakistani guys are too weak to gulp divergent view.

 

[blood]

who cares , pakistanis are more worried about rohingyas

 

[WAJsal]

Yes this is a huge shame. That being said it's nothing to be joking about. Show's how low one can get.

 

[tsinga]

We are the biggest democracy. Pakistani and Chinese are begging us for citizenship.

Please don't use this word.

Our other member is right, these people are us and they are persecuted by Muslims. We have to shelter them.

 

[WAJsal]

Our other member is right, these people are us and they are persecuted by Muslims.

Stop generalizing terrorist to be Muslims, this is clearly not a work of any god-fearing-Muslim. Again it's very sad to see this happening.