The Assam Government should at first prove that the people left out of the NRC are Bangladeshi and that they have gone to India after 1971, only then Bangladesh will take back those people, said Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
It may be mentioned that the Assam Government, after publicationof final NRC said that out of the 19 lakh people that were excluded from theNRC, 14-15 lakhs are Bangladeshi and that they will be sent back to Bangladesh.
Reacting to the Assam Government's statement, the Bangladesh HomeMinister said that no one from his country had moved to India after 1971.
Khan said that he is aware of NRC list being declared in Assamadding that it is purely an internal matter of India and that they have nothingto do with it. He further said he recently visited India as per the invitationof Union Home Minister of India Amit Shah but Shah has never discussed aboutthe issue. Khan also said that they will never intervene on the internal matterof India.
Khan also said that no Bangladeshi people have moved to Indiaafter 1971 and the people who moved to India is only for the purpose of studyand treatment.
He also stated that Bangladesh has nothing to do with NRC. "Irepeat, it is India's internal matter. I don't know who said what in thismatter. Let India inform us officially, then we will respond. All I can say isthat no one from Bangladesh went to India after 1971. It may be possible thatthey settled (mainly Bengalis) in Assam from various parts of India itself, butnot Bangladesh," said Khan.
"Ever since Bangladesh was created, India has been with us. Our relationship with India is excellent. India is our friend, but as far as NRC is concerned, I can say that no one from Bangladesh went to India after 1971. I don't think that the Indian government will push anyone towards Bangladesh," he added.
