Treat Rihingyas as per Int’l Humanitarian laws: Hakeem To PM, HM

Srinagar : Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Front (J&K PDF) and former Minister Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen on Tuesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the future of Rohingya refugees and appealed them to ensure their safety ,security and shelter with access to all basic amenities of life like other Refugees settled in other parts of the country.
According to a statement issued here on Tuesday Hakeem appealed the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to take serious note of the harassment done to Rohingya Refugees by vested interests on communal lines in Jammu and Kashmir and more so in Jammu region again and again without any rhyme or reason. He said that the issue of Rohingya refugees is a humanitarian issue and has to be treated on humanitarian grounds in accordance with the International humanitarian laws applicable to all countries across the world. Reminding the Prime Minister and Home Minister of the responsibilities of the Central Government with respect to International humanitarian laws on rehabilitation of refugees ,
Hakeem appealed them to ensure that Rohingya refugees do not become vulnerable to starvation or the intensifying cold wave in any part of Jammu and Kashmir and more so in Jammu division.
Regretting that water and power connections of many property owners, housing the Rohingyas were disconnected recently and latter were told to vacate their properties within a month in the Jammu region , Hakeem said such actions were unfortunate that were bound to lower the prestige of the country on International forum for humanitarian laws . Stating that the matter related to Rohingya refugees was the sole perogative of the Central Government , Hakeem Yaseen appealed both the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to announce in unambious terms a firm and final decision on the security and safety of Rohingya refugees with focus on their access to all the basic amenities of life.