7 Pak Hindu migrants get citizenship

Seven Pakistani Hindu refugees who have been living in Jaipur for the past 15 years got Indian citizenship on Friday. Jaipur district collector Antar Singh Nehra gave the Pakistani refugees the Indian citizenship at the Jaipur collectorate. Jawahar Ram, Sonoari Bai, Gojar Bai, Gordhan Das, Ganesh Chand, Basan Bai and Arjan Singh were granted citizenship.

Nehra congratulated the Pakistanis on becoming Indian citizens and hoped that they would serve the country and live as dutiful citizens.

Those who got the Indian citizenship have been living in Jaipur since the past 7 to 15 years. They all fled religious persecution in Pakistan and settled in Rajasthan. Gordhan Das said he has been living in Mansarovar, Jaipur for 9 years. He said he hails from RahimyarKhan province in Pakistan. “We always felt unsafe the scared there. We saw no future for our children in Pakistan,” he said. A brimming Das said, “It has been a long wait. Now, I am sure my family and I will be able to get all the rights due to citizens, and serve the country.”