Bangladeshi Infiltrators

As election day draws nearer, both the BJP and JMM are likely to intensify their rhetoric on the UCC, Bangladeshi infiltrators, and the Sarna issue. Whether these topics resonate with voters will be revealed on November 23.

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, who had been talking of a new beginning and hinting that he is starting his own party, today admitted that he is joining the BJP.

Five Bangladeshi nationals who illegally crossed into Indian territory were arrested by the Tripura police and Border Security Force on Sunday in a coordinated operation.

The Border Security Force (BSF) with the help of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled an infiltration attempt along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday, an official said.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh Wednesday said the proposed caste census in Bihar must exclude infiltrators like Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, who are not acknowledged to be so because of "politics of appeasement".

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today said neither his policy towards Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators has changed nor his party's flag.

Two days after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray declared his support to the Modi government over eviction of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said that Muslim infiltrators from these countries should be thrown out of India.

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said the BJP would hold protests in the state against the rampant vandalism by "Bangladeshi infiltrator Muslims" and threatened to move the court against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remark that she won't implement the new citizens law (CAA) in the state.

Accusing Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators for being behind the ongoing protests in several parts of West Bengal, BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha on Saturday said the party will seek imposition of President's Rule in the state if the situation continues. Mr Sinha blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "appeasement policies", which, he claim...

Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai station turned a platform for political battle today as BJP chief Amit Shah took on the Congress over Assam citizens' list and accused its chief Rahul Gandhi of silence on the issue.

Over the last few days, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has pitched herself as a fierce critic of the Assam citizens' list and the plans for a crackdown against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma on Friday mooted the idea of issuing work permits to Bangladeshi nationals to address the challenge of infiltration, an official said.

After serving the Army for 30 years, a retired soldier has been accused of being an illegal migrant from Bangladesh and a case has been registered against him by the Assam police. The foreigners' tribunal will hear the matter on October 13.

The government has floodlit 647 kilometres of the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh to prevent terrorists and immigrants from infiltrating into Indian territory. The floodlighting of the 647-km-long stretches of the two international borders was completed in the last one year, a Home Ministry official said.

Hours before Sarbabanda Sonowal took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam, he said the priority for his government is to permanently seal the Indo-Bangladesh border. How realistic is the BJP's ambitious plan? NDTV did a reality check by visiting a section of the 134-km border between Agomoni and Mancachar.

As election day draws nearer, both the BJP and JMM are likely to intensify their rhetoric on the UCC, Bangladeshi infiltrators, and the Sarna issue. Whether these topics resonate with voters will be revealed on November 23.

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, who had been talking of a new beginning and hinting that he is starting his own party, today admitted that he is joining the BJP.

Five Bangladeshi nationals who illegally crossed into Indian territory were arrested by the Tripura police and Border Security Force on Sunday in a coordinated operation.

The Border Security Force (BSF) with the help of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled an infiltration attempt along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday, an official said.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh Wednesday said the proposed caste census in Bihar must exclude infiltrators like Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, who are not acknowledged to be so because of "politics of appeasement".

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today said neither his policy towards Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators has changed nor his party's flag.

Two days after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray declared his support to the Modi government over eviction of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said that Muslim infiltrators from these countries should be thrown out of India.

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said the BJP would hold protests in the state against the rampant vandalism by "Bangladeshi infiltrator Muslims" and threatened to move the court against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remark that she won't implement the new citizens law (CAA) in the state.

Accusing Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators for being behind the ongoing protests in several parts of West Bengal, BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha on Saturday said the party will seek imposition of President's Rule in the state if the situation continues. Mr Sinha blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "appeasement policies", which, he claim...

Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai station turned a platform for political battle today as BJP chief Amit Shah took on the Congress over Assam citizens' list and accused its chief Rahul Gandhi of silence on the issue.

Over the last few days, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has pitched herself as a fierce critic of the Assam citizens' list and the plans for a crackdown against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma on Friday mooted the idea of issuing work permits to Bangladeshi nationals to address the challenge of infiltration, an official said.

After serving the Army for 30 years, a retired soldier has been accused of being an illegal migrant from Bangladesh and a case has been registered against him by the Assam police. The foreigners' tribunal will hear the matter on October 13.

The government has floodlit 647 kilometres of the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh to prevent terrorists and immigrants from infiltrating into Indian territory. The floodlighting of the 647-km-long stretches of the two international borders was completed in the last one year, a Home Ministry official said.

Hours before Sarbabanda Sonowal took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam, he said the priority for his government is to permanently seal the Indo-Bangladesh border. How realistic is the BJP's ambitious plan? NDTV did a reality check by visiting a section of the 134-km border between Agomoni and Mancachar.