BENGALURU: Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party's criticism that the Congress-led government in Karnataka was "providing houses" to Bangladeshis whose residential structures on government land were demolished, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that if any residents are found to be Bangladeshi nationals, they will be immediately arrested and deported.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday, while responding to a question, Parameshwara said, "It is not appropriate to make a sweeping statement that all residents at the demolished site are from Bangladesh. Don't we verify facts? While providing compensation or distributing houses, everything will be verified. Do you think we will give houses to Bangladeshis? If they are found, we will immediately arrest them and send them to the border."
"We will inform their embassy and deport them. If they are involved in criminal activities, they will be arrested and sent to jail. The Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, has served as Home Minister and knows all this. He is raising the issue for political reasons, " Parameshwara said.