Team Herald
PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that more than 20 Bangladeshis staying illegally in Goa have been arrested and warned that stern action will be taken against those owners renting out rooms without submitting tenant verification forms to the police.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at the BJP office, here, Sawant said that the police had so far arrested more than 20 Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in the State and that the search is on to find if more such illegal immigrants are staying. He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), New Delhi has been informed about these arrests and all the arrested Bangladeshi nationals will be deported.
The Chief Minister said that after passing the Goa Verification of Tenants Bill, it came to the notice that some people/migrants from other States were residing in the State and did not have their addresses from India. He said that some of these people staying without any verification were indulging in various types of crimes and urged house owners not to keep tenants without police verification.
To a question, the Chief Minister said that action will be initiated against house owners, who provide accommodation on rent to the outsiders and foreign nationals without verification. Reacting to the seizure of Aadhar Card from one of the arrested Bangladeshi national, Sawant said that he has already brought to the notice of the MHA about the apprehensions of authorised private agencies issuing Aadhar Cards to foreign nationals.
