Varun Gandhi backs asylum for Rohingyas, MoS Ahir criticises him


New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI): BJP MP Varun Gandhi has backed giving asylum to Rohingya Muslims in India after security vetting, evoking a sharp reaction from Union minister Hansraj Ahir, who said those who have national interest in mind should not make such statements.

Ahir's criticism came after Varun expressed his views in an article in a Hindi daily.

Following the MoS Home Affair's remarks, Varun tweeted today that his article focused primarily on defining India's asylum policy, with clear demarcations on how "we would accept refugees".

"As for the Rohingyas, I've called for empathy, leading potentially to asylum, while vetting each applicant for national security concerns (sic)," he tweeted.

Ahir, while criticising Varun's stand, told reporters here that, "Jo deshkehithmeinsochengawoh is tarahke bayan nahidega (Anyone who has national interest in mind, won't make such statements)."

Varun's remarks were at variance with the government's stand on the issue.

Terming the Rohingya refugees as "illegal" immigrants, the government had recently told the Supreme Court that some of them were part of a "sinister" design of Pakistan's ISI and terror groups such as the ISIS, whose presence in the country will pose a "serious" national security threat.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh had also last week said Rohingyas were not refugees who have applied for asylum in India but illegal immigrants who "will be deported".

The BJP, in its national executive yesterday, adopted a resolution supporting the government's stand on the Rohingya issue, saying it fulfilled its responsibilities by providing humanitarian relief to Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees while ensuring that internal security was not compromised for its 125 crore citizens.

  

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Wed, Sep 27 2017

    One should have right to inhabit in the land that they are born and bread.
    It's natural justice and God's plan for them.
    U.N. should intervene and and ensure citizenship and security to Rohingyas where they were born and bread.

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  • John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Varun Gandhi's grandmother also allowed 1.2 million refugees in 1971 and thousands never returned after the liberation of Bangladesh. Hundreds were butchered in Assam in the early 80s. Do you want the same to be repeated? As MP of the ruling party use your good position to persuade our Government to pressurize Myanmar to find a solution to their problem and tell them to accept those Rohingyas as citizens. We have our own refugees in our country.

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Hope many know that there are more christians in Myanmar than muslims.

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  • Jeevan, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Modiji should sack menaka gandhi. We are waiting like fools for non veg ban. She did nothing.

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  • Dinakara Poojary, Sasihitlu

    Wed, Sep 27 2017

    Jeevan
    Although you ate pure vegetarian food. Your body became non veg by miracle. What is the point in arguing veg and non veg food.

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    NOW WHAT ARNAB GO SWAMI WILL DEBATE. NOW HE MIGHT TAKE U TURN. AND MIGHT SAY REFUGEES ARE WELCOMED. AS HE DID BEFORE FOR BEEF BAN.

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  • vivek, hirebyle / abu dhabi

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Varun Gandhi wasting time in B.J.P ..he is P.M candidate ..only his mother Chamcha..

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  • santhu, Mumbai/Udupi

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    better join CONG and replace RG...CONG badly need good leader..We need strong opposition.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Glad that MP Varun Gandhi has backed giving asylum to Rohingya refugees in India. All civilised society should give priority to humanity.

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  • RSRB, Kundapur/Singapur

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Like Pakistan showing humanity to stone pelters in Kashmir

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Aall those whose heart bleeds at rogue rohingyas who are butchering burma hindus.... please take one rohigya family at your house and feed..

    we pay tax to take care of our own downtrodden.. not to get virus and bacteria..

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    When India can accept Bangladeshi and Srilankan refugees then why not Myanmar Refugees ? Why this double standard of BJP Govt??

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  • KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Any how he is from Nehru family .....

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  • Robert Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    What is the true meaning of Dharma?
    Having independent thinking and showing humanity?
    Or is it demonizing people based on religion?
    Biases are inherent but can be over come by indepent and differing views and willingness to listen.
    When we forget that , we are heading towards what happened in Germany , few years back.

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Humanity is about showing compassion not just humans but also to animals too. I stopped drinking medicine as it will kill viruses inside my body. I am ready to die but i will not compromise on my compassion.

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  • PINTO, Doha/Qatar

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Now BJP also started minority appeasement..

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  • Syed Mohiudin, Iruvail/Riyadh

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    As a Nehru family, first time I heard such a humanitarian statement from Varun Gandhi.

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  • Ivar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    modi should not repeat the mistakes of Angela Merkel!

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    There are maximum number of Muslim refugees everywhere in the world than any other ethnic group. This is as a result of unsecular, communal and divisive politics of greedy and self gain politics. Religion is just used to promote this idea without any love for God. The secular and influential Muslim nations should step up and solve this issue of their brethren.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    Gandhi should introspect his thoughts again ...

    Or else congress doors are open!

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  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    At the of the day you know whose cousin he is? So such comments are coassionally expected. Kya Varun Bhai?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Sep 26 2017

    This guy is worse than Rahul Gandhi ...

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