Sunday, July 5, 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met Pakistani hindu refugees under the leadership of DSGMC)President Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa



Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday today met Pakistani hindu refugees here in New Delhi and assured them that long term visas will be provided to all of them to enable them to settle in this country and added that the cases of grant of citizenship will be expediated as per provision of the law .

           Home Minister Amit Shah 


The assurance was made by Home Minister Amit Shah to a delegation of Pak Hindus who met him under the leadership of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa who pleaded for grant citizenship to families who have come to India on tourist/pilgrims/visitor visa and want to settle down in India.
Sh Manjinder Singh Sirsa who led the Pak Hindus Delegation who were  forced to leave Pakistan after the  religious persecution  thanked home  Minister for taking various measures and initiatives like Citizen Amendement Act  for granting them citizenship .

Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa told Union Home Minister that around 750   -hindus are living in bank of yamuna off a busy road in  makeshift tents and unplastered walls with metal roofs in north Delhi's Majnu ka Tila area  who fled the neighbouring country to seek refuge here while many others live in resettlement colonies on the outskirts of New Delhi  in Rohini Sector 9 and 11, Adarsh Nagar and near the Signature Bridge.

The Pakistani Hindus came on visitor/tourist/pilgrims  visa, but some of them  felt unsafe in Pakistan and hoped to get Indian citizenship.  

    Manjinder Singh Sirsa, President DSGMC  Union home minister Amit Shah had assured  the delegation that all Hindu refugees will be accepted as country’s citizen and the head of the family would get a certificate that will be valid for the rest of the family as well said Manjinder Singh Sirsa President DSGMC Who led Pak Hindu refugees delegation.

The DSGMC chief said he  discussed with Union Home Minister Amit  Shah in detail about the insecurity they faced in Pakistan and it was after his assurance that they were made to leave their country.

Some of them are well-educated but felt unsafe in Pakistan.  Like the other minority communities, they too were concerned about the security and dignity of their family members, especially young daughters. There was a threat that they too will be abducted, forced to convert their religion and marry a Muslim against their wish. The purpose of getting them to meet the Home Minister was to bring back their lost confidence and work on the modalities so that they could be considered to get Indian citizenship under the new Act,” Sirsa added.
He said that Pakistani Hindus/and all other minorities   are   are not feeling safe in Pakistan. Young  girls of minority community  feel insecure as they fear that they could be kidnapped any time by hardliners while police watch as spectators. Young minority community  girls cannot walk freely in majority of the  area of Pakistan Sirsa Added  Sh Manjinder Singh Sirsa added   that kidnapping of Hindu/Sikh  girls has  become a routine affair in Pakistan and no family dared to lodge a complaint with police against fundamentalists.

He said that law of blasphemy and other laws are misused in Pakistan to arrest members of Hindu and Sikhs families, they are humiliated by police, are helpless in facing abuses of police and goonda elements from majority community and are forced to abandon their properties which are then usurped  by abductors. He said that it is pitiable condition of these families in Pakistan whose voice is never heard by authorities because they are minority community in that country.

News courtsey,
Mr. Sudeep Singh
Honorary Media Advisor
DSGMC



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