Rohingya Refugees In New Delhi Will Be Allotted Apartments And Provided With Police Protection
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in New Delhi will be allotted apartments and provided with police protection, announced on Wednesday by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, that housing and "round-the-clock police protection" for Rohingya refugees in Delhi.
Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted saying, "India has always welcomed those who have sought refuge in the country. In a landmark decision all Rohingya Refugees will be shifted to EWS flats in Bakkarwala area of Delhi. They will be provided basic amenities, UNHCR IDs and round-the-clock Police protection."
According to a report in The Indian Express, over 1000 refugees are expected to move to 250 flats under the New Delhi Municipal Council ( NDMC ) in Bakkarwala. The decision was taken in a meeting of officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi government and the Delhi Police.
Alok Kumar, Central working president, Vishwa Hindu Parishad over this matter said while interviewing with ANI, "The Hindu Refugees from Pakistan continue to live in abysmal sub-human conditions in the Majnu-ka-Tila area of Delhi making the bounty proposed to be conferred on the Rohingyas makes it more deplorable".
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