Bangladeshi Muslims entering India illegally, not minorities: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the influx from Bangladesh into the state in recent months is mostly by the "majority community" of the neighbouring country and not by the minority Hindus there. Those who are entering India illegally are workers of the textile industry in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, which are in bad shape following the crisis there, and they want to go to Tamil Nadu to join the same sector, he claimed.“The situation in Bangladesh has led to the collapse of the textile industry. These workers, who belong to the majority community in Bangladesh but are a minority in India, are attempting to cross the border to seek work in Tamil Nadu’s textile industries,” Sarma explained. The state government has not arrested the infiltrators but has pushed them back to Bangladesh, he said.

2024 में असम सरकार ने तक़रीबन बांग्लादेश के 1000 घुसपैठियों को “push back” किया है। हम नहीं चाहते हैं कि घुसपैठिए भारतीय जेल में रहें इसीलिए उन्हें पकड़कर हम उन्हें वापिस भेज देते हैं।#NotunDinorAalap pic.twitter.com/Ibk6O87HKJ

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Through robust coordination with national security agencies, Assam police successfully arrested 23 individuals linked to terror activities and seized significant quantities of arms and ammunition across Assam and neighboring states, he said.