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to create unrest, strict action will be West Bengal CM Mamata Baner-
taken against them. jee has made them part of her vote
bank... The bill protects the integrity
“In the last ten years, India has of the nation,” Lal told ANI.
But Congress MP Manish Tewari
become the fifth-largest econ- on Thursday criticized Union Home
omy. India has emerged as a Minister Amit Shah over the Immi-
gration and Foreigners Bill, 2025,
bright spot among the world’s expressing disappointment that there

largest economies. India has was no satisfactory response from the
Home Minister regarding concerns
become a hub of manufactur- raised by opposition parties.
The Congress MP further said
ing and it is natural for people that the Bill, which aims to strength-
from all over the world to come en internal security and streamline

to India... The number of people immigration laws, contained sever-
al flaws. He stated that it impinged
taking refuge in India for person- Members of Jammu National Panthers Party hold placards during a recent protest for the on civil liberties and lacked balance,
al gain and making the country deportation of Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees in Jammu (ANI) stressing that it would have been bet-
ter if the bill had been referred to a
unsafe has also increased... Be Joint Parliamentary Committee for
gress is in power. Who issues them “The country needed this bill
it Rohingyas or Bangladeshis, if Aadhaar cards, citizenship?... All the very much. I thank the Home Minis- further scrutiny.
“Unfortunately, there was no sat-
they come to India to create un- Bangladeshis who have been caught try... Strict action will be taken against isfactory answer from the Home Min-
have Aadhaar cards from 24 Parganas those who do not follow the rules...
rest, strict action will be taken district. You (TMC) issue Aadhaar This bill has been brought to stop Ro- ister. The bill has many infirmities;
it impinges upon civil liberties, and
against them,” he said. cards and they come to Delhi with hingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators there is a lack of equilibrium in the
voter cards... In 2026, the BJP govern- from coming to India,” Sarangi told bill. It would have been much better
ment will be formed in West Bengal ANI.
“Immigration is not a separate if it had been referred to a Joint Par-
BJP MP Brij Lal spoke on the
issue. Many issues of the country are and we will put an end to this,” he Immigration and Foreigners Bill and liamentary Committee,” Tewari said.
said.
linked to it... From the point of view He said fencing work of 450 km also criticized the TMC government The Immigration and Foreigners
of national security, it is very import- is pending because the West Bengal for allegedly issuing official docu- Bill 2025 was introduced in the Lok
ant to know who enters the nation’s government is not giving land for it. ments and treating illegal immigrants Sabha on March 11 by the Union
border... We will also keep a close Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as part of a vote bank. He emphasized Home Minister of State, Nityanand
watch on those who will endanger the MP Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday that the bill would protect India’s in- Rai. He had presented the bill on be-
security of the country,” he added. praised the Union Home Minis- tegrity. half of Union Home Minister Amit
Amit Shah referred to Citizen- Shah. Speaking in the Lok Sabha,
ship Amendment Act and said people try for introducing the Immigration “The situation in West Bengal is Union MoS Nityanand Rai had said,
and Foreigners Bill, 2025, calling it a very bad. Illegally people are entering
from six oppressed communities from “much-needed” piece of legislation to India through West Bengal. People “On behalf of Amit Shah, I propose
neighboring countries are taking ref- safeguard India’s national security by living along the border have informed that the requirement of passport or
uge in the country through the law. preventing the entry of infiltrators in us that the TMC government issued travel document be settled in respect
“India is a geo-cultural nation, of persons entering and exiting India,
not a geo-political nation... Persians the country. Aadhar cards to Bangladeshis, and certain powers be granted to the Cen-
came to India and are safe in the tral Government and to regulate mat-
country today. The world’s smallest ters related to foreigners including
minority community is safe only in In- requirement of visa and registration
dia. Jews fled from Israel and stayed and permission be given to establish a
in India,” he said. bill dealing with matters connected or
Amit Shah on Thursday slammed incidental to them.”
the Trinamool Congress, saying Ban- TMC MP Sougata Roy had op-
gladeshi infiltrators or Rohingyas en- posed the Immigration and Foreign-
ter India through West Bengal and ers Bill 2025. He said, “I beg to oppose
fencing work of 450 km is pending the Immigration and Foreigners Bill.
because the state government is not There are already 4 bills in the country
giving land for it. for the entry and exit of foreigners...”
He alleged that Aadhar cards are This Bill gives the Central gov-
issued to illegal migrants from Ban- ernment certain powers to provide
gladesh in a district of West Bengal for the requirement of passports or
and they then travel to other parts of other travel documents in respect
the country. of persons entering into and exiting
Amit Shah also targeted Con- from India and for regulating matters
gress on the issue of illegal migration related to foreigners, including the
in the country. “Whether Bangladeshi requirement of visa and registration
infiltrators or Rohingyas, earlier they and for matters connected therewith
used to enter India through Assam or incidental thereto.
when Congress was in power. South Delhi Police recently busted an illegal Bangladeshi immigration network and arrest The Bill is now on the way to be-
Now they enter India through several illegal Bangladeshi immigrants (ANI) coming a law after it goes through the
West Bengal where Trinamool Con- Rajya Sabha.

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