Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

Illegal immigrants will create 10 more Kashmirs: Ramdev

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

Yoga guru Ramdev on Friday termed the National Register of Citizens (NRC) survey in Assam an important step in controllin­g the population of illegal immigrants in the country, warning that if people are allowed to stay in the country illegally, they will make 10 more Kashmir-like problems for India.

Talking to the media on the sidelines of a programme in Rohtak, Ramdev claimed that there were 4 crore illegal immigrants in India and suggested that they all must be deported.

“Whether they’re Bangladesh­is, Pakistanis, Rohingyas or even Americans, illegal immigrants pose a great threat to India’s security and thus they all must be deported. We are not able to handle one Kashmir and if Rohingyas, who have been given wrong trainings, are allowed to stay, they will make 10 more Kashmir-like problems for us,” Ramdev said.

Ramdev also said that the country needed laws that would specifical­ly define creamy layers in backward classes who should not be included in reservatio­n. “Even today there are some sections that require reservatio­n. But financiall­y secure people, whether they belong to any caste or religion, should not be given reservatio­n,” he said.

Ramdev, the promoter of multi-crore Patanjali business said his brand will become the biggest in the world in terms of production by 2025.

SAYS THERE ARE 4 CR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN INDIA AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ALL BE DEPORTED

 ??  ?? Yoga guru Ramdev in Rohtak on Friday. MANOJ DHAKA/HT
Yoga guru Ramdev in Rohtak on Friday. MANOJ DHAKA/HT

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