A camp will be held by Rajasthan government to help facilitate the stay of Pakistani Hindu migrants, who are staying illegally here after coming on a pilgrim visa, according to an outfit working for the cause of migrants.
Seemant Lok Sangthan (SLS) had taken up this issue afflicting the migrants with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje during her recent visit to Jodhpur.
After this meeting, the CM had issued orders to the Foreign Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) to hold camps for such migrants and take applications from them so the needful could be done, SLS President Hindu Singh Sodha said.
"If this happens, it would be a great relief to about 3000 such migrants, who have a visa of another city, mostly Haridwar, but have been illegally staying here (Jodhpur) with the expired visa," he said.
Facing religious persecution in Pakistan, these Hindu find it easy to come to India on a pilgrim visa to visit Haridwar, he added.
"These migrants pay a visit to Haridwar and then land up in Jodhpur or any other town where they already have relatives or family members," Sodha said.
As these migrants have visas for other cities, they do not have any legal right to apply for extension of visa in Jodhpur.
