BJP MP demands NRC exercise in Delhi

BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Tuesday demanded the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Delhi to evict "illegal immigrants".

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Verma said Delhi was increasingly witnessing heinous crimes, in which he claimed the culprits were found to be "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas".

"Delhi police have deported around 16,785 illegal immigrants till now from Delhi," he said in a statement.

"These illegal immigrants have so deeply penetrated inside the city that they have managed to acquire ration cards through illegal means, which makes difficult for the police to identify them," the West Delhi MP alleged.

Verma claimed that "illegal immigrants" were involved in the killing of a businessman, Dhruv Tyagi, in Basai Darapur area in May.

The Lok Sabha MP said the NRC exercise was a serious issue for Delhi and it could happen only with the cooperation of the government. He alleged that the Congress and ruling Aam Aadmi ...