New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday emphasized the rights of persecuted Hindus from Pakistan and Bangladesh to reside in India, asserting that they have equal claim to the country’s soil as any Indian citizen.

Addressing the ‘Narendra Mohan Smriti Lecture’ and ‘Sahitya Srishti Samman’ ceremony organised by Hindi daily Dainik Jagran here the Union Home Minister highlighted the moral and civilizational ties that bind these minorities to India, stating that while those who have faced religious persecution are welcome, illegal entrants without such persecution are considered infiltrators. Shah warned that unrestricted immigration could transform India into a “Dharamshala,” a place of refuge rather than a sovereign nation. He presented demographic data from various censuses to i

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