Guwahati, Oct 27 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said states bordering Bangladesh must coordinate with each other and the BSF to foil infiltration attempts in the wake of the unrest policies in the neighboring country.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the governments of Assam and Tripura were already working with the border forces, but it would be a “well-orchestrated effort” only if West Bengal also started identifying the infiltrated as those returned from these two northeastern states. can get in there.

Sarma stressed that state governments must proactively identify illegal migrants, and Assam and Tripura are already doing so.

Despite the efforts, some infiltrators managed to enter and reach other states in India, as shown by the arrest of some illegal migrants who had returned to Bangladesh to bring in more people from their countries, he said. -he declared.

The CM said 138 infiltrators were identified and returned from Assam in the last two months by the state police in operations carried out independently and jointly with the BSF.

He claimed that those trying to enter India illegally were Rohingyas and not Hindus.

“The perception that Hindu-Bengalis are trying to come is wrong. The Rohingya are trying to enter. State governments must remain vigilant and work closely with the BSF,” he said.

“Assam and Tripura are already doing this. If the Bengal government also starts identifying people, it will be a well-orchestrated effort,” he said.

Maintaining that all border states must support the BSF aggressively, Sarma said otherwise the situation could deteriorate.

“The religion of the infiltrators does not concern us much. Our goal is that if someone comes illegally, they should be pushed back,” he said. PTI SSG SSG SOM

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