Aayushi Srivastava –
Published On: November 2, 2021 at 18:00 IST
Karnataka Government filed a fresh Affidavit before the Supreme Court and indicated that it will follow any orders passed by the Apex Court. (Karnataka Govt Revises its stand on Rohingyas in SC)
In the Affidavit filed on October 7, 2021, the Karnataka Government stated that almost 72 Rohingya Muslims have been identified.
“72 Rohingyas identified in Bengaluru City are working in various fields and Bengaluru City police have not taken any coercive action against them as of now and there is no immediate plan of deporting them,” stated the Affidavit filed by YS Chandrasekhara, a Police Inspector.
This number has now increased to 126. The new counter affidavit filed through Advocate V.N. Raghupathy provides details of 126 Rohingya Muslims that have been identified in the State.
It further stated that the Karnataka state police have taken no action yet to house the refugees in camps or detention centers.
This Affidavit comes in response to a writ petition filed by BJP Leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay requesting the immediate expulsion of all illegal immigrants and infiltrators and also asked the Apex Court to Issue certain guidelines for State and Center Government to find and deport these illegal refugees.
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