India slams Pakistan at Global Refugee Forum, Geneva; highlights reduction in minorities

Slamming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statements on India and its refugees, India's Permanent Representative to United Nations Offices in Geneva Rajiv K Chander on Wednesday said that India rejected Khan's 'unwanted and gratuitous' comments on issue at First Global Refugee Forum. India has stated that Khan's statements based on a poor understanding of co-convenership. India has also that this was Pakistan's attempt to interfere into India's internal affairs, present an alarmist situation - abusing international fora.

India slams Pak: 'Dismal attempt to interfere into India's internal affairs'

"We categorically and unequivocally reject unwarranted and gratuitous comments me in this forum by Prime Minister of Pakistan which only reflects visceral and pathological prejudice against India. It is ar dismal attempt by Pakistan to interfere in internal affairs of India; to present an alarmist situation region and abuse international fora," stated Chander. He ded that India has welcomed refugees from all over world citing examples of Zorastrians, Bangleshis, Jews.

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India highlights Pak's dismal mirity stats

Highlighting Pakistan's dismal protection of mirities, Chander stated that Pakistan's mirity community from 23% in 1947 to 3% today by subjecting m to draconian blasphemy laws, systemic persecution, blatant abuse and forced conversions. Comparatively, he stated that Indian government was dealing with this problem democratically - through due process. Moreover, Chander pointed out that Indian citizens did t need anyone to speak on ir behalf - 'least of all those who have built an industry of terrorism from ideology of hate'.

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Imran Khan fearmongers on CAA and NRC

Earlier on Tuesday, Imran Khan h fearmongered that 'Pakistan was t only worried about refugee crisis buta also a conflict between two nuclear-armed countries,' at same forum. Commenting on India's National Registry of Citizens, he said that of '2-3% of 200 million Muslims could t prove citizenship, where will y go?', ding it would allegedly le to riots and Pakistan could t accommodate m. He furr claimed falsely that India's amended Citizenship Act h mandated Muslims to prove ir citizenship or risk losing it.

NRC Final List: Assam govt publishes status of all applicants online

What is CAA & NRC?

Act passed by both parliamentary houses in Winter session amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship. While NRC which was first prepared in 1951 under purview of Census Act, 1948 - a resident of Assam has to prove that y or ir ancestors entered Assam before midnight on March 24, 1971. On August 31, National Registry of Citizens (NRC) state coordinator's office released final NRC list. 3,11,21,004 Assam residents have been found eligible, while 19,06,657 Assam residents have been found ineligible.  Centre has said that those failing to do so may t be deported.

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