Tuesday 12 April 2011

Bangladeshis - Is congress playing games with India's illegal immigration problem to get more Muslim votes?


Congress needs the minority votes in India especially that of Muslims to get elected and stay in power. But are they playing games with fire? Sources say little is being done to get rid of the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Millions are coming in every month in Assam, Tripura, West Bengal and other neighboring states. These illegal immigrants are quickly moving towards Kashmir on the Indian side of the Line of Control and are getting refuge. Congress knowing this very well is sitting tight hoping for more votes next time around. The left parties are more vocal but is not doing much either.

In the mean time the Northeast India is upset and separatists feel Congress is intentionally allowing illegal migration to make sure that in future Congress can stay in power.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission of India on a PIL seeking CBI probe into the presence of nearly two crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants and striking their names off the electoral rolls in various states as they adversely affect the security and demographic composition of the country.

A bench comprising Chief Justice R C Lahoti, Justice G P Mathur and Justice P P Naolekar while issuing the notices, admitted the PIL filed by NGO 'Image India Foundation' which specifically pointed out that the state of Assam was worst affected by the illegal immigration from Bangladesh.

Appearing for the petitioner, advocate C D Singh contended that there was an alarming growth in population due to illegal immigration resulting in change of demographic pattern, their illegal enrolment in the electoral roll, adverse impact on development as well as posing a serious threat to the national security.

"As a result of population movement from Bangladesh, the indigenous people of Assam are being reduced to a minority in their home state," he said and added affected states included Bihar, West Bengal, Delhi, Tripura, Nagaland and Maharashtra.

The NGO stated that 85 per cent of the total encroached forestland in Assam was found to be in the hands of illegal Bangladeshi migrants and they have a major say in 43 out of 126 assembly constituencies of the state.

On the security threat from the illegal migrants, the petitioner said Indian establishment believed existence of a close nexus between the illegal migrants and the extremist groups operating in the northeastern states.

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