Biz hiring Bangla illegals to face music, state govt to enforce online verification
Mumbai: The state govt Friday issued a circular holding owners of establishments accountable if they employ illegal Bangladeshi migrants, effectively making them responsible for providing shelter to such individuals, and said it will amend the laws, if needed, to initiate action against the errants.
The govt will also implement an online system for verification of documents, says the circular issued by the home department, reports Vijay V Singh. It said police inquiries found many infiltrators were employed by builders, small & large industries, traders, and other economic entities mainly due to their willingness to work for lower wages. "These entities fail to recognize that such actions may harm national security," said the circular.
In March, junior home minister Yogesh Kadam told the assembly that govt has asked developers and contractors in Mumbai to give an undertaking that they did not employ illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
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The circular said that any official found assisting such infiltrators in obtaining govt documents using forged papers will face criminal prosecution.
Earlier, in March, while responding to questions in the assembly on the action taken against Bangladeshi infiltrators, junior home minister Yogesh Kadam had said govt has asked developers and contractors in Mumbai to give an undertaking that they did not employ Bangladeshis.
The issue of illegal migrants came to focus after a Bangladeshi national, who had illegally entered India and was living under the alias Bijoy Das, broke into actor Saif Ali Khan's Bandra residence and stabbed him and his staff during a burglary attempt in Jan.
Friday's circular, issued by state home department, noted that Bangladeshi infiltrators exploit state welfare schemes. "Since national security is paramount, no infiltrating Bangladeshi should be employed under any work or at any commercial establishment.
All administrative departments must issue instructions to their regional offices accordingly," stated the circular. Govt has also asked the departments concerned to "strictly ensure that infiltrating Bangladeshis are not employed in any establishments that come under administrative supervision — such as construction workers, mechanics, welders, drivers, plumbers, and waiters".
After illegally entering Maharashtra, Bangladeshis often obtain various proofs/govt documents based on forged documents to establish their stay here. Hence, the verification of documents submitted with applications should be carried out by the departments that originally issued those documents, stated the circular. If found that the application was made based on forged documents, it must be cancelled.
In case a verified copy is required during issuance, verification should be done using DigiLocker certificates to ensure accuracy and reliability of the submitted documents.
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