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Bangladeshi MPs blame India for illegal
infiltration to northeast
Saturday December 01, 2012 10:26:13 PM,
IANS
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Guwahati: A 12-member
delegation of Bangladeshi MPs Saturday blamed the Indian
government for not taking up with Dhaka the issue of illegal
migration from the country to Assam and other northeast India
states.
The statement by the visiting delegation of Bangladeshi
parliamentarians at a press conference here assumes significance
at a time when protests are on across the state over the issue of
illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and the fact that the
neighbouring country often refuses to accept the illegal
immigrants after they are pushed back by India.
The delegation of MPs from different political parties added that
Dhaka would never endorse illegal immigration.
"We will never accept illegal migration. In fact, the word itself
is illegal," Toffail Ahmed of the Awami League said. He added: "We
will examine the issue if India takes it up with us".
The delegation, however, said that the issue of illegal
immigration would never affect the bilateral relation between the
two countries.
"Common border management' would help solve the problem of illegal
migration," said M.K. Anwar, a member of the delegation and a
member of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The delegation said Bangladesh also touched upon the issue of
northeastern insurgents using the Bangladeshi soil and said that
the country wouldn't allow its soil to be used by the militants of
India's northeast.
"Our prime minister (Sheikh Hasina) made a commitment to India and
she has fulfilled it," Anwar said.
"Bangladesh has taken a very strong stand against the insurgents.
(After the crackdown by Dhaka), there is currently not a single
militant of the northeast in Bangladesh," he said and added that
discussions were on as regard the issue of the extradition of
arrested United Liberation Front of Asom leader Anup Chetia.
The delegation said issues such as Teesta water sharing and the
Tipaimukh dam could be resolved through bilateral negotiations.
Earlier in the day, members of the delegation visited the memorial
of legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika and paid their
homage. The team would meet Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday
before flying back to Dhaka the next day.
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