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| Bengal migrants approach Dr Jitendra for protection,citizenship rights | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 11: A deputation of Bengal migrants today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh.
They deputation members urged to take up with the government, the issue of providing protection and conferring citizenship rights to a large number of Hindu Bengalis who were compelled to migrate to Indian territory in the aftermath of partition in 1947 and took shelter in areas like Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.
They alleged that despite assurances from the Government, the migrated Hindu Bengalis including women and children in Assam are still treated as foreigners and from time to time, many of them are thrown into detention camps in various parts of Northeastern States in gross violation of human rights.
They demanded that the Government of Assam be directed to stop physical or mental harassment to Bengal Hindu migrants and also not to deport any such person to Bangladesh or any other foreign land.
Dr Jitendra Singh gave a patient hearing to the deputation and assured to take up their grievances with the Government.He said, he would also forward their memorandum to the concerned State governments as well as union Home Ministry. The deputation included Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Mangadoi,Assam, Ramen Deka, former Assam MLA Alok Kumar Ghose, Subhash Debnath, Suresh Sarkar and others.
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