NEW DELHI: Reacting sharply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent remarks, BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on Friday reiterated the party’s allegation that illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslim voters have been added to voter lists in several border districts.
Calling the Chief Minister’s objections politically motivated, Sarkar said, “The Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslim voters, under the influence of local pressure, had their names added improperly. Removing them is entirely justified, but the process must be accurate and fair. So why is Mamata Banerjee getting so agitated? She is opposing the removal of these illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya voters.”
The BJP has repeatedly accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of facilitating illegal immigration and using it to build a vote bank -- charges that Mamata Banerjee has consistently rejected, calling them baseless and an attack on Bengal’s inclusive ethos.