The Dhaka Times Desk The Ministry of Home Affairs has given verification cards to 7,000 people in Rakhine, Myanmar. However, the question has arisen that by torturing so many millions of people and throwing them out of the country, what does Myanmar actually want by giving verification cards to a few people?
Only 7,000 people have been given National Verification Cards (NVCs) so far as part of the national verification process that began on October 1 in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Myanmar authorities confirmed the news on October 29.
French news agency AFP reported, citing Xinhua news agency, that the verification process was initiated on the recommendation of an advisory commission led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. U Aung Min, director of Rakhine's Department of Immigration and Population, said the verification is underway using biometric methods in areas where the situation has returned to normal.
Not today, the country denied citizenship to nearly one million Rohingya in Myanmar under the controversial apartheid Citizenship Act of 1982. It has divided the people living in Myanmar into Citizen, Associate and Naturalized levels. Even the country's government does not recognize them as an ancient ethnic group.
Arrivals after 1823 were termed Associate and new applicants in 1982 were termed Naturalized. Provision No. 4 of the Act further stipulates that it is not a matter of law whether an ethnic group is a citizen of the State; The policy-making body of the country's government will be determined by the Council of State. Due to this law, the Rohingya were identified as a floating population.
However, in 2012, Rohingyas were given white cards to ensure voting rights. In 2015, it was decided to withdraw it during the democratic reform process. At that time, a statement from the President's Office informed that the card will automatically be canceled from March. According to a report at the time by the state-run Myanmar Times, 500,000 Rohingya had the card.
The office of President Thein Sein offered NVC (National Verification Card) to stateless persons at that time. However, a report of Frontier Myanmar at that time said that only 35 thousand 942 people applied. The card was given to only 7 thousand 548 out of 1 million people without citizenship in the entire Rakhine State!
Meanwhile, many questions are coming up to the people of the world. Did Myanmar deliberately evict the Rohingyas and drive them out of the country? Will they ever be taken back? Or just face the international pressure people are doing the things shown in Myanmar?
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