Addressing a press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants would require cooperation from Dhaka.
Addressing a public meeting in Dhekiajuli Constituency of Sonitpur district in Assam, Shah comended Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for closing the state's borders to infiltrators.
He has already set the first agenda for the new government in the state.
The Union Home Minister asserted that Mamata Banerjee's time is up and a BJP government will soon be formed in West Bengal.
"Rahul Gandhi can do whatever he wants to do. As long as the BJP is in politics, no one can shake the culture of the North-East," Shah said.
Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector, soldier killed
On the very day the Prime Minister declared India’s firm resolve to completely halt infiltration from Bangladesh, the East Burdwan district administration identified a couple, who allegedly entered West Bengal illegally from the neighbouring country a decade ago.
A war of words has erupted between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over the issue of linguistic and religious identity politics in the Northeast.
In a major crackdown on cross-border infiltration, Dhantala police on Monday apprehended 10 Bangladeshi nationals along with five children from Kulgachhi village under Bohirgachhi gram panchayat.
Assam Police have foiled an infiltration attempt along the India-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district in Southern Assam.
