This is not the first time Singh had made a controversial
statement
The lawmaker from Telangana, Raja Singh on Tuesday said illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants should be shot dead.
"If these Rohingyas and Bangladeshi illegal
immigrants do not leave India respectfully, then they should be shot and
eliminated. Then only our country will be safe," Singh was quoted as
saying by news agency ANI.
This is not the first time Singh had made a controversial
statement.
Earlier he said incidents of lynching will not stop till
the time cows get the status of "Rashtra Mata."
"If the cow is not accorded the status of 'Rashtra
Mata', I feel the war for 'gau raksha' (cow protection) will not stop even if
'gau rakshaks' (cow protectors) are put into jails or bullets are fired at
them," Singh said.
On Tuesday, massive uproar was witnessed in the Lok Sabha
as the Opposition slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the
Assam NRC draft list. The NRC sparked the illegal immigrants' issue with focus
shifting on illegal Rohingyas staying in India.
The draft list, which was released on Monday, has left
out nearly 4 million people in Assam, incorporating the names of 28 million
people out of 32 million applicants. The list was released in line with the
directions of the Supreme Court to identify permanent residents and “illegal
migrants” from Bangladesh.