Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday emphasised externing or repatriating illegal 🐼immigrant🎉s and "overstaying" foreigners in the interest of national security.
The minister m༺ade the statement durinཧg a meeting with senior police officials, according to a release issued by his office.
"Illegal im♍migrants overstaying in the country even after their visa term gets over need to be externed as they can pose a threat to national security by indulging in anti-national activities," he said.
Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood apprised the minister of the need to immediately expand the capacity of the existing detention centres ☂for foreigners,𒀰 the statement said.
Sood also said foreign nationals including people from Bangladesh cannot be kept in jail but they have to be lodged in 🌠a detention centre as per rules.
He also underlined that꧒ the existing detention centre at Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru was small and there was a need to expand it further.
⭕Responding to it, Jnanendra urged the social welfa꧅re department to immediately sanction the project and release funds for expanding the detention centre.
Karnataka Social Welfare Mi🌟nister Kota Srinivas Poojary, who was present in the meeting, said his department will review the proposal sent by the home department on a priority basis.
(Inputs from PTI)
