AAP, BJP trade charges on Rohingyas

KEJRIWAL, ATISHI ACCUSE CENTRE OF 'SETTLING' ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

NEW DELHI: The blame game between AAP and the BJP over the issue of illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants in Delhi intensified Sunday with Arvind Kejriwal accusing the Centre of "settling" them here and failing to secure the country's borders.

The BJP hit back, alleging the AAP was peddling "false narratives" in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly polls and asking its national convener Kejriwal the reason for sheltering these criminals.

In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi targeted Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his old tweets, alleging that settling a large number of illegal Rohingyas here was a conscious decision of the BJP-led NDA government while the minister accused AAP of indulging in politics of diversion and half-truths.

Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally settling in the national Capital has become a major issue in the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections due in February 2025.

The BJP had approached the Election Commission alleging that these illegal immigrants have been registered as voters in Delhi at the behest of AAP.

The AAP supremo, in a statement, questioned why the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre settling Rohingyas in the national capital and robbing Delhiites of their rights and resources.