New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshi today said migration of Bangladeshis into India was not a new phenomenon and her government was taking steps with regard to them.

"Migration of Bangladeshis into India is not a new phenomenon as our borders are porous," she told reporters. She was responding to a question on the issue of Bangladeshi migrants in the capital and the steps being taken by her government to deal with it.

Asked about illegal Bangladeshi migrants allegedly being issued ration cards, Dikshit said, "Allotment of ration cards is generally being done as per procedure and guidelines, with minimum stay and income being among the criteria".

To a question on complaints about inadequate representation of minorities in the Delhi elections, she said, "It is nothing like that. This time too we gave tickets to three or four persons. Sometimes they win, sometimes they lose. We have one Minister and three MLAs from the minority community. We have never neglected them earlier or will do so in future."
Source : PTI