'Elect BJP to power': Amit Shah's solution to end Bangladeshi infiltration in West Bengal

Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the West Bengal government of obstructing the completion of border fencing along the India-Bangladesh border and tacitly aiding the entry of Bangladeshi infiltrators.

Speaking at News 18's Rising Bharat Summit in New Delhi, Shah remarked that the only way to stop this menace is to elect the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming state polls in 2026.

Shah accused the Bengal government of aiding the infiltration of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas and not providing land for border fencing, appearing to sharpen the BJP's poll plank for next year's Assembly polls. Shah the Bengal government of "showing mercy" towards the infiltrators said the "lotus will bloom in Bengal" in the 2026 Assembly polls and put an end to sneak-ins like in Assam where the BJP is in power.

He also accused the Bengal government of issuing legal identity documents like Aadhaar and voter cards to the infiltrators. "All the Bangladeshis who have been caught have Aadhaar cards from 24-Parganas. You issue Aadhaar and voter cards and they use it to come to Delhi," he said, He said infiltration would stop if the Bengal government didn't aid the illegal entrants.

"Whether Bangladeshi infiltrators or Rohingyas, they enter our country. They used to enter India through Assam when the Congress was in power. Now they enter India through Bengal where the TMC is in power. Who issues them Aadhaar cards?" Shah said during his speech.

“The fencing work of 450 km is pending because the West Bengal government is not giving land for it,” Shah said, adding that the ruling party in the state has repeatedly hindered security efforts. He further alleged that whenever authorities attempt to proceed with fencing, ruling party workers indulge in hooliganism and religious sloganeering," stated Shah.