'India should raise illegal migrants issue with Bangladesh'

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Senior journalist CK Nayak expressed his concern over the illegal migrant issue with Bangladesh. Nayak who is also an expert on issues related to the northeast, however, expressed concern over the security matter that may arise in the coming days.

New Delhi: Days before the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam, senior journalist CK Nayak on Monday has said that government of India should raise illegal migrants issue aggressively with the Bangladesh government.

"We are sitting on a time bomb. Already names of more than 41 lakh people have been excluded from the NRC, there could a big humanitarian crisis. What will happen to those 41 lakh people?" said Nayak.

It may be mentioned here that Home Minister Amit Shah had recently raised the issue of illegal immigrants with his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan in New Delhi.

"These 41 lakh people either Bengali speaking Hindus or Muslims have come from Bangladesh, it's time Government should raise the issue with Bangladesh to deport them back," said Nayak.

Nayak, who is also an expert on issues related to the northeast, however, expressed concern over the security matter that may arise in the coming days.

"There are many illegal Bangladeshi migrants who have been languishing in jail and detention camps. With the help of those illegal migrants, Pakistan's ISI might try to create disturbance in the area," said Nayak.

"ISI was earlier working along the entire India Bangladesh border, although their presence is minimal now, they can still create disturbances," he added.

Under the observation of the Supreme Court, the final NRC list will be published on August 31.

Both the central and state governments have taken adequate security measures to maintain law and order situation.

NRC is being updated to detect the illegal migrants living in Assam.