[IAC#RG] Demanding A Concrete Refugee Policy

Demanding A Concrete Refugee Policy

The Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) on the backdrop of an uproarious atmosphere against the Centre's move to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan in Assam of northeast India raised a demand for concrete refugee policy for the country.

In a memorandum, sent to Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit recently, the nationalist people's forum argued that India should have the refugee policy 'to deal with the issue of immigrants logically and legally' forever.

"We sincerely believe India should sign the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention. Moreover, our government has to ratify the 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees," said the memorandum, signed by some distinguished personalities including Cologne (Germany) based eminent historian Dr Nirode K Barooah, former director general of National Museum Dr Rabin Dev Choudhury, eminent publisher Giripada Dev Choudhury, senior editor-journalist Dhirendra Nath Chakrabarty, award winning filmmaker Manju Bora, film personality Pranjal Saikia, IIT Kharagpur professor Gourishankar S Hiremath, Banaras Hindu University professor Anil K Rai, with others.

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02112016-india-demanding-a-concrete-refugee-policy-oped/