Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the first task of the BJP will be to rid West Bengal of infiltrators if the party comes to power in the state following the Assembly elections next year. He said this in Kolkata, where he arrived on Monday for a three-day visit. “If we come to power in West Bengal in 2026, our first task will not only be to prevent illegal infiltration but also to drive away the illegal infiltrators who are staying inside the state currently,” the Union Home Minister said at the opening statement at a press conference here on Tuesday.
He also accused the state government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of not just refraining from taking action against infiltration but also nurturing the infiltrators.