Rohingya infiltration into India has increased manifold: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Rohingya infiltration into India has significantly increased, and the threat of demographic invasion is both real and serious.

''Rohingyas are continuously coming into India using the India-Bangladesh border and many states are suffering from the demographic invasion'', Sarma said at a press conference here. 

Assam is guarding only a part of the Indo-Bangladesh border but a large area is still porous, he added. The West Bengal and Jharkhand governments are soft on these infiltrators and have taken no action to stop it, he alleged.

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''In fact, West Bengal's Chief Minister gave a statement that the state will give shelter to those coming from Bangladesh which even the government of the neighbouring country has not endorsed'', Sarma said. 

Taking to the X handle Assam CM wrote, "I am surprised that the honourable Chief Minister of Bengal is appealing to the infiltrators from the neighbouring country to come into the country. The Congress is not accepting that the demography of Assam is changing. If you analyse the voter lists of 2019 and 2024, the truth will reveal itself."

Assam and Tripura governments have taken strong steps in this matter with police in both the states arresting several Rohingya infiltrators on several occasions, he said. 

''Assam is no longer a safe haven for Rohingyas as we do not follow a soft policy. Our situation is better than West Bengal and Jharkhand and has not worsened since the BJP government has come to power'', the Chief Minister added.