11-04-2006, 07:15 PM
They are trying for another partition:
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N Jamal Ansari
Illegal migration from Bangladesh is an issue that demands humane consideration. It is a matter of deep concern that the issue is being viewed and debated on communal lines. In his article, "East Pakistan-II" (October 28), Udayan Namboodiri says, "Bangladesh, a little nation, is a big headache for India."
India's refugee policy remains self-contradictory. The Tibetans have made Dharamshala their second home. Sri Lankans have been welcomed in Tamil Nadu. Chakmas have got judicial protection in Arunachal Pradesh. Interestingly, Hindus from Pakistan were given warm welcome in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Hindus from Bangladesh, too, can settle in India. But the migration of Muslims from that country is a "big headache" for those who are seeing the problem with tinted glasses. Saner elements of the Indian society and ruling elite must realise that our refugee policy is hostage to Right-wing politics.
Migration of people, both legal and illegal, for better economic opportunities, is a global phenomenon. The United States, too, faced similar problem from Latin Americans, particularly Mexicans. The US has liberally naturalised many illegal immigrants. But India is yet to adopt this humane approach.
Civil and police administration initiate drives to detect illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Such drives cause harassment to Indian Muslims, particularly the Bangla-speaking ones. These drives are tools to torture India's second largest religious group. The Governments of India and Bangladesh must work hard to find ways to solve this problem.
Theoretically, the rights of immigrants, irrespective of their religious tag, were ushered in by signing the International Conventions on Civil and Political Rights (1966), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the Covenant of Economic and Social Rights (1966) and the Conventions on Racism (1965) by India. But despite these protections, real legal protection evades these helpless refugees.
India is a secular democratic nation. As a major power of the region, it should take a leading role in evolving a regional convention and mechanism - as the Africans did in 1967 and the Americans in 1984. When we deal with refugees, we are dealing with helpless human beings. The issue should not be considered along religious lines. Either stop all immigration or allow all immigrants.
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This moron doesn't realise that it wasn't the Hindus or Sikhs in Pakiland or beggardesh that asked for partition but his co-religionist vermin in those 2 countries.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Open all doors to Bangladeshis
N Jamal Ansari
Illegal migration from Bangladesh is an issue that demands humane consideration. It is a matter of deep concern that the issue is being viewed and debated on communal lines. In his article, "East Pakistan-II" (October 28), Udayan Namboodiri says, "Bangladesh, a little nation, is a big headache for India."
India's refugee policy remains self-contradictory. The Tibetans have made Dharamshala their second home. Sri Lankans have been welcomed in Tamil Nadu. Chakmas have got judicial protection in Arunachal Pradesh. Interestingly, Hindus from Pakistan were given warm welcome in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Hindus from Bangladesh, too, can settle in India. But the migration of Muslims from that country is a "big headache" for those who are seeing the problem with tinted glasses. Saner elements of the Indian society and ruling elite must realise that our refugee policy is hostage to Right-wing politics.
Migration of people, both legal and illegal, for better economic opportunities, is a global phenomenon. The United States, too, faced similar problem from Latin Americans, particularly Mexicans. The US has liberally naturalised many illegal immigrants. But India is yet to adopt this humane approach.
Civil and police administration initiate drives to detect illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Such drives cause harassment to Indian Muslims, particularly the Bangla-speaking ones. These drives are tools to torture India's second largest religious group. The Governments of India and Bangladesh must work hard to find ways to solve this problem.
Theoretically, the rights of immigrants, irrespective of their religious tag, were ushered in by signing the International Conventions on Civil and Political Rights (1966), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the Covenant of Economic and Social Rights (1966) and the Conventions on Racism (1965) by India. But despite these protections, real legal protection evades these helpless refugees.
India is a secular democratic nation. As a major power of the region, it should take a leading role in evolving a regional convention and mechanism - as the Africans did in 1967 and the Americans in 1984. When we deal with refugees, we are dealing with helpless human beings. The issue should not be considered along religious lines. Either stop all immigration or allow all immigrants.
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This moron doesn't realise that it wasn't the Hindus or Sikhs in Pakiland or beggardesh that asked for partition but his co-religionist vermin in those 2 countries.