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Congress dares Union Government to prove Rohingyas are terrorists

Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said that govt should release some names

Balukhali : Rohingya Muslim women, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to collect sanitary products distributed by aid agencies near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. Photo: PTI
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Balukhali : Rohingya Muslim women, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to collect sanitary products distributed by aid agencies near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. Photo: PTI

R Krishna Das Raipur
Congress asked the Union Government to prove its claim about Rohingya Muslims that the community has been involved in terrorist activities in the country.

“The Home Minister from Government of India had not disclosed a single name that so and so the person (from the Rohingya Muslim community) had been involved with the terrorist organisation,” Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said here today. He said the union home minister should at least reveal a single name (identifying Rohingya as a terrorist).

The statement added significance as the government had told the Supreme Court recently that it would confidentially show evidence

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