NEW DELHI: Bihar BJP State President Sanjay Saraogi on Tuesday reiterated the party’s concerns over Bangladeshi infiltrators illegally residing in India, calling it a national issue rather than an election tactic.
Backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on infiltrators, Saraogi said, “What the Prime Minister has said is right, that Bangladeshi infiltrators have become a problem for the entire country. Go and see in Bihar, especially in the Seemanchal area. Home Minister Amit Shah himself was present in that border area along with senior officials for three days in Bihar. This shows how seriously the Government of India is taking the matter.”
“In Assam and Bengal, especially in Bengal, a very large number of Bangladeshi Muslims have settled, due to which the resources of Bengal are being misused today… either be it Assam border region, their population is increasing, these infiltrators are making houses there… this is becoming a national problem, infiltrators are not just an election matter, ” he added.
Speaking on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Saraogi accused her of making “completely baseless and absurd” statements. “The kind of statements she is making are completely baseless and absurd. In her statements, one can already see the nervousness of defeat even before the elections. Such statements cannot be justified under any circumstances, especially during elections.”