“Rohingyas settled in Delhi because of Central govt”: CM Atishi

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Responding to Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on the Rohingya issue, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday accused him of inconsistency, claiming he was either lying earlier or is lying now.

Addressing the media, Atishi reiterated her allegation that the Central government was responsible for settling Rohingyas in various parts of Delhi.

“… He was either lying earlier, or he is lying now… The Rohingyas settled in different parts of Delhi are here entirely because of the Central government. They allowed them to enter India illegally; they crossed six states to reach Delhi. Once here, the Central government provided them with houses and officially facilitated their settlement. If resources are being used or there are reports of illegal activities involving these migrants, the responsibility lies solely with the BJP-led Central government,” she said.

Earlier, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Chief Minister Atishi of spreading “diversion, false narratives, and half-truths” regarding the rehabilitation of Rohingyas in Delhi.

Puri asserted that facts about illegal Rohingya migrants were clarified promptly in a tweet, which he claimed the AAP had deliberately ignored.

In a post on X, Puri wrote, “Aam Aadmi Party continues with its politics of diversion, false narratives, and half-truths. Facts and the actual position on illegal Rohingya migrants were immediately clarified through a tweet on the same day, which they selectively chose to ignore and continue to do so.”

He further claimed that “no Rohingya migrant” had been provided with a government house in Delhi.

“The AAP government is the one facilitating illegal Rohingyas in Delhi,” Puri alleged. “Contrary to their fabricated rhetoric, they have settled these migrants in large numbers, provided them with electricity and water, and even pay them Rs 10,000,” his tweet stated.

On Sunday, Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing the BJP-led central government of settling a “large number” of “illegal Rohingya migrants” in Delhi without consulting the state government.

Citing two older posts by Puri on X, Atishi alleged that this situation had been ongoing for several years.

She urged the Union government to provide the Delhi government with a complete list of Rohingyas and their addresses. Additionally, she demanded that no further rehabilitation of Rohingyas in Delhi occur without consulting the Delhi government and its residents.