Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday assured that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power it will block borders to stop the entry of illegal Bangladeshis into India.
“We have our government in Tripura. With your blessing, we are going to make a government in Assam and West Bengal. The borders of these states are shared with Bangladesh. If BJP comes to power here, we’ll block major border areas to stop the entry of Bangladeshis in India,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing the rally in Biswanath here.
India on 2 March had reassured Bangladesh that its process to identify illegal migrants in the border state of Assam will not impact Dhaka. Also, the NRC for Assam is a record maintained by the Central Government for the people of Assam. It contains names and certain relevant information for the identification of citizens in the state. Currently, the register exists only for Assam.
Speaking further, Singh stated, “I want to congratulate the state government for building toilets in the houses, across the state. I have been told that all the districts of Assam are now open defecation free.”
The term of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Assam is up to 31 May. The Assembly elections for 126 seats will be held in three phases starting from 27 March.