Extradition treaty
New Delhi: Bangladesh on Friday assured India that it would handover ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia and other insurgents that were operating from its land as soon as the legal process was over.
An extradition treaty with Bangladesh was in final stages, Home Minister P Chidambaram said here.
Addressing a joint press conference with Chidambaram, visiting Bangladesh Home Minister Shahara Kahtun said the issue of Indian insurgents was discussed during the talks with her Indian counterpart and she had assured him that her country had no intention of holding them back.
“We have discussed this and we think we will resolve it soon. I am hopeful that soon you will see result,” she said.
Ms Khatun said her country was committed to delivering these peopple to India.
Cases were going on in court, and as soon as the legal process was over these people would be delivered to India.
“We have no intention of holding them back even one beyond the necessary,” she said.
Replying to a question on the killers of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which the neighbouring country says were in India, Chidambaram said Bangladesh had some time ago given some documents to India and the West Bengal government was making all efforts to trace and identify them.
“If we are able to trace and identify them, there will be no problem in sending them back to Bangladesh,” Chidambaram said.
In this context, he mentioned that an extradition treaty with Bangaldesh was in the final stages of consideration, and the work had moved forward.
Ms Khatun said she had discussed the issue with Mr Chidambaram. She said two armymen, Capt Majid and Risaldar Mosseluddin, who are accused of killing Sheikh Mujiburrahman were hiding somewhere in India.
Replying to a question on anti-India groups operating in Bangladesh, she said, “We will not tolerate any anti-India activities on our soil.”
Asked whether the border firing incidents were discussed, Chidambaram said he had given Bangladesh a dossier on the firing incidents on the border involving cattle smugglers.
Chidambaram said India wanted that such incidents should be reduced to zero. In fact, there had been dramatic decline in such incidents.
Replying to a question on illegal migration, he said this problems had been resolved to a great extent by quickening the process of giving visa. He, however, said some illegal migration were still taking place for which the there was a need to strengthen border management. (UNI)