In a strongly worded address ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Antar Rashtriya Hindu Parishad leader Dr Pravin Bhai Togadia on Thursday, January 29, called for decisive action against alleged illegal immigration from Bangladesh, urging the state government to act swiftly.
Speaking to the media after attending a workers’ conference organized by the Antar Rashtriya Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal for Bongaigaon and Chirang districts at the Abhayapuri Kala Parishad Bhawan, Dr Togadia focused on the issue of alleged illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam.
He appealed to Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to conduct DNA tests on what he claimed are 50 lakh illegal immigrants in the state and deport them to Dhaka before the upcoming Assembly elections. Drawing on Assam’s history, he compared the situation to Ahom general Lachit Borphukan’s resistance against the Mughals and urged the Chief Minister to take similarly firm measures.
Dr Togadia also linked the issue to the electoral process, claiming that deporting the alleged 50 lakh illegal immigrants would eliminate the need for the Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in Assam.
His remarks come amid ongoing political debate over immigration, voter verification, and demographic concerns in the state.
