If one reads the article, “ >Land swap: can a deal be clinched? ” (March 26) correctly, the Land Boundary Agreement maintains that residents of ‘India’s Enclaves’ within Bangladesh will become ‘Bangladeshis’ and those in Bangladesh will become Indians. How can the government deprive its own people of Indian citizenship? How can officials sitting in Delhi decide the future of people who are legally Indian citizens? I am sure that these residents can seek legal remedy to address this gross violation of their fundamental rights. While the government can go ahead with the LBA, it should give the residents of Indian enclaves an opportunity to get back to India and also take up responsibility for their relocation and transportation. It is the duty of the Indian state to protect its citizens and not ship them to other countries.
Gaurav Singhal,
New Delhi
