Press Statement(Issued from New Delhi for publication in media): Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, Senior BJP & Kashmiri Pandit leader in a statement issued from New Delhi today welcomed the recent decision of the government of India to appoint a high level national committee on Demographic change in the country headed by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retired Supreme Court Judge) as its chairman. The full statement is as under:
“The government of India has finally decided to appoint a high level national committee on demographic changes in the country. It is a greatly well-timed decision that has historic dimensions and value and will determine the civilizational path in future for India to take. The decision is aimed at scientifically assessing and addressing unnatural demographic shifts caused by illegal immigration and other abnormal factors.
The high level committee plans to analyze abnormal population changes across religious and social communities, particularly in border states, and recommend actionable policy, legislative, and administrative measures.
It is a decision that will take care of many demographic challenges towards which the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the General Secretary (Org.) of BJP B.L.Santhosh have been referring to for the last one year.
The five-member national committee will be tasked with submitting its comprehensive report within one year, with an optional six-month extension if required by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
India has been severely affected by demographic changes post 1971-war and the liberation of Bangladesh. The illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar both have created havoc throughout the country. This illegal population has social, cultural, economic and security dimensions for the nation and an early resolution of the issue is on the agenda of the present government which is quite reassuring.
There are a number of Pakistani infiltrators also living in various parts of the country who are always a standing security threat to the nation. In Jammu and Kashmir, wives and children of the so-called surrendered terrorists besides some others who were born in Pakistan are also living illegally in various parts of the state.
Moreover, these illegal infiltrators were/are being provided shelter, safety and other facilities by the political leaders considering them their vote-bank. The Supreme Court’s recent judgement upholding SIR done by the ECI paving way for deletion of these infiltrators from the electoral rolls has opened gates for their detection, deletion and deportation.
The nationalist populace in Jammu and Kashmir feel very happy and satisfied with the formation of the national committee and their representatives should make a presentation before it when it starts working in the near future”.
