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Indian govt asked to make nat'l ID register

SC gives the directive to ‘check infiltration of Bangladeshis'

Our Correspondent, New Delhi
The Supreme Court of India asked the Indian government on Thursday to prepare a National Identity of Register to check infiltration of Bangladeshis.
A bench consisting of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justice P Sathasivam and J M Panchai gave the directive on a public interest petition filed by O P Saxena, President of All India Lawyers Forum for Civil Liberties.
O P Saxena filed the petition seeking a directive from the apex court to the Indian government regarding the deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
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The petitioner alleged that such an influx of illegal Bangladeshis into India was causing law and order problems.
The Supreme Court also directed the government to take immediate steps regard ing issuance of Multi Purpose National Identity Cards to Indian citizens in north eastern Indian states that would help citizens to avail themselves of facilities like ration cards, school admission and inclusion of names in electoral rolls.
The bench noted that the Indian government in its affidavit filed in 2006 said that it planned to issue Multi Purpose National Identity Cards to citizens in the border states and create a National Identity of Register.
The court also referred to the government's statement on fencing India Bangladesh border in two phases and wanted land acquisition for fencing to be completed at the earliest.
On the petitioner's argument that sufficient number of tribunals have not been set up for identification of Bangladeshis, the bench asked flic government to set up the adequate number of tribunals for quick disposal of all pending cases.
It asked the government to file a report in eight weeks on the steps taken to identify illegal Bangladeshis, number of tribunals set up and cases disposed of.
The petitioner's counsel said that infiltration from Bangladesh was on the rise and the illegal migrants were securing ration cards, getting their names enlisted in the voters roll and exercising their franchises.
Referring to senior lawyer K K Venugopal appearing for West Bengal government the bench said that a number Bangladeshis had been living in camps as Bangladesh refused to take them back.
Bangladesh asked the Indian government to hold talks with Bangladesh authorities on the issue, it added.