The purpose of public interest litigation (PIL) is to help the "minorities" and "disadvantaged groups", the Jharkhand government has told the Supreme Court while opposing a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre and the States to "identify, detain and deport" illegal immigrants from the country.
The reply of the JMM-Congress-RJD coalition government in Jharkhand has been filed in response to a PIL by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, who has sought a direction to the Centre and the States to identify, detain and deport all the illegal immigrants and infiltrators, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas.
In the 15-page affidavit, filed through Prashant Kumar, Inspector General, Special Branch, Jharkhand Police, the State government has said moreover, there is already a mechanism in place for setting up detention centres, holding centres and camps in various states to restrict the movement of illegal immigrants or foreign nationals.
