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Minister of State for Home KirenRijiju said on Tuesday that no Rohingya entered India since 2014 after the BharatiyaJanata Party government came to power.
Sharp decline in insurgency-related incidents in Northeast, says Rijiju
Mr.Rijiju also said that insurgency-related incidents in the Northeast had come down to 308 in 2017, the lowest since 1997.
The Minister said 1963 incidents were reported in 2000, and the overall decline was 85%.
‘Fresh entry prohibited’
- The Centre’s move led to an uproar with two Rohingya moving the Supreme Court against the decision.
- Rijiju said on Tuesday, “The illegal immigrants like the Rohingya who came to India, came before 2014. Fresh entry of Rohingya has been prohibited by the border guarding forces.”
- The Minister said no insurgency-related incidents were reported in Tripura and Mizoram last year. No security forces were killed in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
- A report presented at the meeting said abductions were down by 36% last year when compared to 2016.
- An official said 168 incidents of abductions were reported in 2016, which fell down to 102 in 2017.
