West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the migrant voters who had come to the state not to leave without voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, alleging that if they don't exercise their right, the Bharatiya Janata Party will take away their citizenship.
Congress MP Manish Tewari criticised the central government over the killing of a migrant labourer from Bihar by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, calling it a failure of the central government.
After a migrant labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rohini Acharya said that Nitish Kumar government should provide compensation to the deceased family.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that Trinamool Congress has given permission to illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants to change the demography of West Bengal and disturb law and order in the state to boost its vote bank.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday attacked the Trinamool Congress on multiple issues ranging from illegal migrants to women's safety in West Bengal.
As the first phase of polling of the Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on April 19 the Election Commission of India has directed over 350 poll observers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly.
The Election Commission of India has ordered multiple changes to the existing scheme of voting by Kashmiri Migrants at special polling stations to make electoral participation more inclusive and hassle-free for all sections of society, informed a press release.
A number of these migrants said that Pakistan's government, by starting the new campaign, asked Afghan migrants, even those with legal documents, to travel back to Afghanistan at an earliest.
In a post on social media platform X, the organization stated that the situation in Afghanistan and its bordering countries will be challenging in 2024.
Taliban's acting minister of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs has called for decisions regarding the migrants within the framework of bilateral understanding with Pakistani authorities, Khaama Press reported on Friday.
In October last year the Pakistani administration had announced 'Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan' which stated that all Afghan refugees must leave Pakistan within 30 days, or will be forced to leave the country after the deadline.
The first phase of expelling undocumented Afghan migrants from Pakistan began in November 2023, whereas the second phase, under the name of the 'repatriation plan' which also includes those holding citizenship cards, is set to start on April 10, according to TOLOnews.