05-10-2007, 10:16 PM
Another lie by shameless idiots.
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Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
It's a white lie, says Opposition
In a span of 10 years, the number of illegal Bangladeshis has reduced from about 10 million in 1997 to 15-20 lakh in May 2007. Such a drastic decline in Bangladeshi migrants, as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee put their figure up to 20 lakh in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, raised many eyebrows in the Opposition benches.
The issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants came up during Mukherjee's reply to a question by the BJP's Manusukhbhai D Vasava whether the Government had taken up the matter of anti-India activities being carried out from Bangladesh and Nepal.
BJP's deputy leader in the House Vijay Kumar Malhotra challenged Mukherjee's estimate, saying that there were over 1.50 crore illegal Bangladeshis in India. Later he termed the Minister's claim as 'a white lie' and said that there were over 5 lakh such illegal migrants in Delhi alone.
"Former Home Minister Indrajit Gupta put the figure of illegal Bangladeshi migrants to over one crore. SB Chavan made similar claims as well. So Mukherjee's statement is incorrect. It is just a white lie," Malhotra said.
As per a Government affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, <b>1,17,428 illegal Bangladeshis were deported from India during 2001 and 2003, while 16,836 persons were sent back to Dhaka from the National Capital Territory of Delhi between 2002 and 2005.</b>
Indrajit Gupta, then Home Minister, stated in Parliament on May 6, 1997 that there were 10 million illegal migrants residing in the country.<b> "There would not be less than 5 crore illegal migrants from Bangladesh in India,"</b> Malhotra said in his intervention to Mukherjee's reply to a starred question during Zero Hour.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Govt: Only 15-20 lakh Bangladeshi migrants in India </b>
Pioneer.com
Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
It's a white lie, says Opposition
In a span of 10 years, the number of illegal Bangladeshis has reduced from about 10 million in 1997 to 15-20 lakh in May 2007. Such a drastic decline in Bangladeshi migrants, as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee put their figure up to 20 lakh in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, raised many eyebrows in the Opposition benches.
The issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants came up during Mukherjee's reply to a question by the BJP's Manusukhbhai D Vasava whether the Government had taken up the matter of anti-India activities being carried out from Bangladesh and Nepal.
BJP's deputy leader in the House Vijay Kumar Malhotra challenged Mukherjee's estimate, saying that there were over 1.50 crore illegal Bangladeshis in India. Later he termed the Minister's claim as 'a white lie' and said that there were over 5 lakh such illegal migrants in Delhi alone.
"Former Home Minister Indrajit Gupta put the figure of illegal Bangladeshi migrants to over one crore. SB Chavan made similar claims as well. So Mukherjee's statement is incorrect. It is just a white lie," Malhotra said.
As per a Government affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, <b>1,17,428 illegal Bangladeshis were deported from India during 2001 and 2003, while 16,836 persons were sent back to Dhaka from the National Capital Territory of Delhi between 2002 and 2005.</b>
Indrajit Gupta, then Home Minister, stated in Parliament on May 6, 1997 that there were 10 million illegal migrants residing in the country.<b> "There would not be less than 5 crore illegal migrants from Bangladesh in India,"</b> Malhotra said in his intervention to Mukherjee's reply to a starred question during Zero Hour.
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