Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Tharoor said that if people were entering the country illegally or overstaying their visas, it pointed to lapses in border management and immigration controls.
The remarks come as relations between India and Bangladesh have encountered another strain following the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, which triggered a wave of anti-India protests amid heightened political tensions.
Pant, in a conversation with ANI, said that Bangladesh Interim Government Leader Muhammad Yunus is unable to control the situation there, leading to sensitivity in the region.
Questioning the legitimacy of the government, Sareen said, "The regime in Bangladesh, which is an illegal, illegitimate, unelected regime, is now totally in the Pakistani pocket."
Foreign affairs expert Sushant Sareen stated that India suspended visa services in Bangladesh due to real security threats to its missions, citing authorities' inability to control violent mobs, and described Bangladesh's suspension of services in India as disingenuous and retaliatory.
India on Tuesday summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner, second time in a week, amid apparent strain in ties over the developments in the neighbouring country.
Speaking to ANI, Sarma said, "40 per cent of the population in Assam consists of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, and that if this percentage increases by another 10 per cent, Assam will be automatically absorbed into Bangladesh. I have been repeatedly saying this for the past five years."
On the Bangladesh High Commission temporarily suspending all visa and consular services for Indian nationals, Sareen said that the Interim government of Bangladesh cannot control the mob.
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