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NHRC seeks report from centre on Pakistani
Hindu refugees
Monday April 22, 2013 08:18:21 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought reports from
the home ministry, external affairs ministry and Delhi government
over 500 Pakistani Hindu refugees living in a 28-room dilapidated
building in south Delhi.
"We have issued notice to the secretaries of home ministry,
ministry of external affairs and chief secretary to Delhi
government, calling for reports within four weeks," an official of
the NHRC told IANS.
Around 500 people crossed over to India March 9 on the pretext of
visiting the Maha Kumbh in Allahabad. The group reached Delhi
March 10 and took refuge in a 28-room building owned by Nahar
Singh in Bijwasan area of south Delhi.
These refugees are demanding Indian citizenship, claiming that
they belong to a minority group targeted for oppression in
Pakistan.
"The Commission is concerned about the deplorable conditions in
which these refugees are living. The plight of their children is
particularly worrisome... The issue needs to be handled in a
humanitarian manner," the official added.
Over 100 of the 500 refugees are children, and they have little
access to proper food or education.
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