Politics of influx used by some parties in India: Bangladesh envoy

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Politics of influx used by some parties in India: Bangladesh envoy

Syed Muazzem Ali. File photo
Kallol BhattacherjeeNEW DELHI: 20 NOVEMBER 2019 03:53 IST

UPDATED: 20 NOVEMBER 2019 01:20 IST
Bangladesh needs India's support to strength the 'spirit of 1971', says Syed Muazzem Ali

The issue of alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh is used in the election season in India, the outgoing envoy of Dhaka said here on Tuesday. Syed Muazzem Ali argued Bangladesh faces threat from extremism and requires India's support to strengthen the foundation of secularism and the "spirit of 1971".

"Politics of influx is used by some political parties here. There has been so much criticism of Bangladesh in Northeast India because of alleged illegal immigration from our side, but let me tell you that a person of my country would rather swim in the ocean and reach Italy instead of coming to India. A citizen of Bangladesh would like to go to a place where he can earn more but as you know the per capita income in India is not that high," said Syed Muazzem Ali addressing a farewell press conference at the Press Club of India.

Mr Muazzem Ali said that Bangladesh has not commented on internal developments of India like the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmasthaan and ending of the special status of Kashmir and cautioned against rise of radicalism and extremism in the society. "We have been restrained about commenting on internal developments in India. So far secular and progressive parties have prevailed in Bangladesh and we hope it will remain that way in the future. But you have to help too," said the High Commissioner when asked about the large protests that took place in Dhaka after India's Supreme Court ruled in favour of building a temple in the disputed site in Ayodhya.

Bangladesh envoy's comments are an oblique criticism of the comments about Bangla citizens who were described as "termites" by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the last Lok Sabha election campaign. The issue also came up repeatedly in West Bengal where the BJP has been trying to corner Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her position regarding undocumented migrants from Bangladesh to India.

The envoy however said that Dhaka sent 2.8 million tourists to India in the previous year and has the mechanism to track every citizen who violates conditions of the Indian visa and overstays. He declared that Bangladesh will open a new diplomatic mission in Chennai in 2020 as many patients from Bangladesh who seek medical treatment in Chennai. He also announced that in 2020, Bangladesh will throw open the Akhaura-Agartala rail link.


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Bangladeshis would rather swim to Italy than come to India, says outgoing envoy
Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali made the comments in a farewell speech delivered at New Delhi’s Press Club of India.

SIMRIN SIRUR20 November, 2019

File photo of Syed Muazzem Ali | Twitter: @ani
New Delhi: Bangladeshis would rather swim in the ocean and reach Italy than come to India, the country’s outgoing envoy to New Delhi, Syed Muazzem Ali, said in a farewell speech. The Hindu reported Wednesday that Ali said the per capita income in India “is not that high”.

His statement comes as India’s political discourse finds itself increasingly polarised by the BJP’s bid to eject illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from the country.

Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) is an exercise in this direction, and seeks to expel immigrants who came to India after 1971. Home Minister Amit Shah, who has referred to illegal immigrants as “termites” more than once, said in Parliament Wednesday that there will be an NRC for the entire country.

‘Issue used during elections’
Speaking at the Press Club of India Tuesday, Ali said the issue of illegal immigration was used during the Indian elections.

“There has been so much criticism of Bangladesh in Northeast India because of alleged illegal immigration from our side… ,” he added. “But let me tell you that a person of my country would rather swim in the ocean and reach Italy instead of coming to India. A citizen of Bangladesh would like to go to a place where he can earn more, but as you know the per capita income in India is not that high,” The Hindu quoted him as having said.

Economically, Bangladesh is reportedly pegged on stronger footing than India. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its October 2019 report, revised Bangladesh’s GDP growth for 2019 from 8 per cent to 8.1 per cent. The forecast for India, meanwhile, was revised from 7.2 to 6.5 per cent.


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Masha 'Allah! Bravo!!

True words - spoken like a Man!

Lal Salaam.

Right at the cheeks for Sanghis - What do Indians say, "Thappad Faadke dekhaya..."

Let Mota Bhai (Amit) jump up and down as much as he wants.

We are in the meantime being civil about all the Indian illegals in Bangladesh...

 

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Bangladeshis would rather swim in the ocean and reach Italy than come to India, the country’s outgoing envoy to New Delhi, Syed Muazzem Ali, said in a farewell speech.

অনেক দিনের না বলা কথা বলার পরে বেচারা মনে অনেক শান্তি নিয়েই ফিরবে মনে হয়...