Dogra Front protest against Rohingyas settlement in Jammu

Shiv Sena and Dogra front today held demonstrations against the illegal settlement of Rohingyas in the city.
The workers of Dogra Front and Shiv Sena, led by its president Ashok Gupta, took out the protest march in old Jammu against illegal settlement of Bangladeshi Rohingyas in the outskirts of the city.
"Jammu and Kashmir is a sensitive state and is reeling under so many threats ranging from terrorism, communal tensions, cold war and now infiltration of Rohingyas.
"Most of these Bangladeshis are beggars and street hawkers who are acquainted with the nook and corners of Jammu, which in terms of security is a very big threat," Gupta said.

He further alleged that Rohingyas have encroached the state land and made their 'jhuggis' (huts) upon them.
Several thousands of Rohingya immigrants, who were forced to leave their native land, entered India through porous Indo-Bangladesh border. Reportedly, many Burmese families had unlawfully settled in the outskirts of Jammu city during last three years or so.
Smelling a deep rooted conspiracy behind the settlement these immigrants in Jammu region, Gupta said, "It had been reported that these people had clandestinely managed Permanent Resident Certificates, identity cards, ration cards and water and electricity connections for their daily needs with the help of some politicians and officials in the administration."

He added that while the Rohingyas from Myanmar and Bangladesh could manage to settle in Jammu besides Tibetan refugees enjoying voting rights in Kashmir, "ironically the West Pakistan refugees, who crossed over to Jammu to survive the massacre of partition, were still struggling for their rights since 1947.