Bangladeshis or Rohingyas, infiltrators to be driven out

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has said the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined in weeding out infiltrators, be them Bangladeshis or Rohingyas.

A political resolution adopted at the party's National Executive said the publication of the draft National Register of Citizens in Assam was monumental in securing the cultural, economic and demographic interests of the state as well as national security.

“The National Executive reassures every genuine Indian citizen that none of them shall be left out when the final NRC is published,” it said.

The resolution said the BJP would also “take steps to protect the interests of the minorities in our neighbourhood who come to India seeking refuge,” an apparent reference to the Citizenship Amendment Bill under which the Modi government has promised Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who are “persecuted” in those countries.

“The National Executive compliments the Modi government for its determination in weeding out the infiltrators ... ,” said the resolution.