{"id":666401,"date":"2026-04-20T02:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=666401"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:18:46","slug":"i-drive-them-out-of-assam-they-enter-from-bengal-himaantas-direct-attack-on-didi-on-the-issue-of-infiltration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/666401\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I drive them out of Assam, they enter from Bengal&#8221;; Himaanta&#8217;s direct attack on Didi on the issue of infiltration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/666401\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-666402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/himanta11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>Kolkata:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0West Bengal is on the verge of assembly elections, and political rhetoric has reached its peak. In this context, Assam Chief Minister and firebrand BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government during an election rally. Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of engaging in &#8220;infiltration politics,&#8221; Sarma said that Bangladeshi infiltrators would be expelled selectively as soon as the BJP forms government in Bengal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">CM Sarma strongly accused Mamata Banerjee of leaving the state&#8217;s borders vulnerable for vote bank interests. He alleged that during her tenure, infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims had increased, threatening the state&#8217;s security and demographics. &#8220;Those I drive out of Assam come back in because of Bengal&#8217;s laxity,&#8221; Sarma declared. &#8220;To make India infiltration-free, the BJP&#8217;s entry into Bengal is essential.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">At the rally, Sarma also tried to woo the Gorkha community. He promised that the BJP government would find a permanent and constitutional solution to the Gorkhaland issue as soon as it came to power. Meanwhile, countering AJUP&#8217;s statements on the Babri Masjid issue, he clearly stated that nothing in India named after Babur would be acceptable. He bluntly stated, &#8220;There is no objection to building a mosque, but a mosque named after Babur should be built in Babur&#8217;s country, not in India.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-tags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata:\u00a0West Bengal is on the verge of assembly elections, and political rhetoric has reached its peak. In this context, Assam Chief Minister and firebrand BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government during an election rally. Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of engaging in &#8220;infiltration politics,&#8221; Sarma said that Bangladeshi infiltrators would be expelled selectively as soon as the BJP forms government in Bengal. CM Sarma strongly accused Mamata Banerjee of leaving the state&#8217;s borders vulnerable for vote bank interests. 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