Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is set to visit Sambalpur in Odisha today to raise concerns against alleged violence against migrant workers hailing from West Bengal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks relating to Home Minister Amit Shah and alleged that there is "jungle raj" in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday termed infiltrators as a "major national security issue," stating that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has taken decisive steps under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
"Our J-K Chief Minister is not making efforts as he should. I am surprised that he is not taking any steps in this regard. Being the Chief Minister of the state, he can call the Chief Minister of another state to raise this issue, but he is not doing that," Lone told ANI.
After Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of facilitating "vote theft," BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal alleged that Bangladeshi infiltrators had been given voter ID card, Aadhaar card and were made voters of the TMC.
Amit Shah further highlighted that infiltrators are not only a burden on the economy but also a threat to national security and the cultural identity of Bengal.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of "threatening" not just Union Home Minister Amit Shah but also the whole country.
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP, citing Bihar as an example, said that the BJP and Amit Shah raise the issue of infiltrators in every election-bound state, but after the NRC process, no infiltrators were found.
The Chief Minister called for decisive action to address infiltration along the West Bengal-Bangladesh border and welcomed the Home Minister's proposal for a national grid.
Shah said that more than one lakh bighas of land had been freed from encroachers, alleging that previous Congress governments failed to act despite sacrifices made during the Assam Movement. "Congress ruled for so many years, but it did not do anything for those who gave their lives for t
Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy on Saturday mounted a sharp attack on Union Minister Giriraj Singh over a remark on illegal immigration in West Bengal.