Bangladesh dragging feet on nationality verification of illegals in India, says MEA
The MEA spokesperson said that in many cases verification have been "pending for more than five years or so".
The MEA spokesperson said that in many cases verification have been "pending for more than five years or so".
The matter came to light when officials at the Mukherjee Nagar Police Station conducted a special drive against illegal immigrants as well as overstaying foreign nationals in the locality.
He has already set the first agenda for the new government in the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed only a small percentage of the Muslim population in the state thinks in the interest of the country, alleging that a larger section consists of people who entered the state from across the international border.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh arrested the gang leader, along with eight key members while extensive raids and search operations are ongoing across multiple states.
This marks a shift in Assam’s strategy to tackle illegal migration, particularly from neighbouring Bangladesh.
The Tipra Motha Party chief and royal scion urged party cadres to act against the “systematic influx” of illegal immigrants in Tripura.
In a breakthrough against illegal immigration, Delhi Police claimed to have unearthed a network facilitating the immigration and settling then in India from Bangladesh with the detention of Six Bangladeshi nationals and arrest of five Indian facilitators, it said on Saturday.
More than 400 illegal immigrants were arrested in Ahmedabad and over 100 in Surat during a pre-dawn crackdown from Friday night to Saturday morning.
The arrests were made based on an intelligence input about the foreign nationals illegally staying in the area under the jurisdiction of the Jahangirpuri police station.
