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BJP national president Nitin Nabin promises to change place names and crack down on Bangladeshi infiltration in West Bengal if the party wins the upcoming election, vowing to restore cultural identity and improve security. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI PhotoKey PointsBJP promises to change place names in West Bengal deemed inconsistent with the state's culture if elected.The BJP pledges to address Bangladeshi infiltration, which they claim endangers women's security in West Bengal.Nitin Nabin a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrict the issuance of Aadhaar cards only to children up to the age of six years and to frame stringent guidelines for adolescents and adults, alleging that the present system enables illegal infiltrators to obtain Aadhaar and pass off as Indian citizens. The petition has been filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through Advocate-on-Record ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Assam Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia cast his vote at a polling station in Simlaguri on Thursday, urging voters to prioritise development, peace, and the future of the state. "I hope that the people of Assam will vote for development, peace, and the future of Assam, which they believe is currently not good," the Congress candidate from Nazira Constituency told ANI after exercising his franchise. Also Read | Raja Raghuvanshi- ...Read More >
Morigaon (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Assam Minister and BJP candidate from Jagiroad Assembly constituency, Pijush Hazarika, on Thursday invoked the party's poll plank against illegal immigration and asserted that the people will not vote for Congress in the Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters after casting his vote in Jagiroad, Pijush Hazarika clarified that the party does not stand against Muslims in Assam, but rather is against illegal immigrants entering from Bangladesh. He said, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday expressed confidence that the party would form its first government in West Bengal, where assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29.Nabin pointed to the party's strong surge in the 2021 state assembly poll, when it won 77 seats -- up from just 3 in 2016 -- and secured a 38% vote share, its best-ever showing in West Bengal."We are definitely going to form our government there... Where were we in Bengal in 2016, and where were we ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): BJP President Nitin Nabin launched a sharp attack on ruling Trinamool Congress Chief (TMC) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and emphasised that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls aims to remove illegal immigrants, particularly from Bangladesh, who are attempting to obtain citizenship through wrongful means. The BJP chief also slammed the previous governments for taking a soft stand on Pakistan and contrasted it with the BJP-led Cent ...Read More >
Assam Election 2026 Voting LIVE Updates: Voting for all 126 seats in Assam is set to take place today in a single-phase election, setting up a key contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (Congress) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Over 25 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots across 126 constituencies in a single, high-stakes phase. The Congress is contesting 98 seats as part of an alliance with regional and Left parties, following ch ...Read More >
Hitting back at Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif for his alleged comments related to striking Kolkata, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday curtly remarked that only God would know how many parts Pakistan would be divided into "they cast an eye on Bengal". Asif reportedly said Saturday that Pakistan would respond to any "future misadventures" by India with a strike on Kolkata. While addressing a massive public rally in Barrackpore, Singh warned Pakistan of a repeat of 1971 if it continued i ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) asserted that a 'parivartan' is inevitable in West Bengal, and said once the BJP comes to power in the State, all infiltrators will be sent back to their countries. Addressing an election rally in Patharkandi, he also claimed that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in Assam's Barak Valley, making them "predominant" in Sribhumi, Silchar and Cachar districts. Over 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners detected under Assam Accord in 40 ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that with BJP-led NDA governments in Assam, West Bengal, and Tripura, infiltration would be completely stopped. Shah addressed three election rallies in Assam's Sribhumi, Hailakandi, and Lakhipur. He said that only the BJP can protect Assam from illegal influx and preserve its cultural identity. Expressing confidence that the BJP will form the government in West Bengal, he said, "Infiltrators have been identified, and each and every one w ...Read More >
India is considering releasing venomous snakes and crocodiles into its river border with Bangladesh as an alternative to building a physical barrier along parts of its eastern frontier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist party has ploughed significant resources into building a fence along the 4,000km border with Bangladesh, but around 20pc remains largely open. Of the 850km unfenced stretch, about 175km is considered unsuitable for a physical barrier due to marshy terrain and the risk o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) The EC's disclosure on Tuesday that around 91 lakh names had been deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision triggered a political slugfest, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of targeting Matuas and minorities, and opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari claiming the exercise had merely exposed "Muslim infiltrators" protected by the ruling TMC. The EC figures, which pushed the total deletion to over 90.83 lakh names from an ...Read More >
Patharkandi/Hailakandi/Silchar (Assam), Apr 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that a "parivartan" (change) is inevitable in West Bengal and claimed that once the BJP comes to power in the eastern state, infiltrators would be sent back to their countries. Addressing election rallies in Assam's Barak Valley, including in Patharkandi, Sribhumi and Hailakandi, Shah alleged that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in the region, making them "predominant" in Sribhu ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a frontal attack on the Congress, positioning the upcoming Assam Assembly elections 2026 as a decisive battle over identity, security, and governance. Addressing a large gathering at Patharkandi in Barrak Valley, Mr Shah asserted that they are committed to protect Assam's demographic and cultural character at all costs under BJP leadership. Accusing the Congress of encouraging illegal infiltration for electoral gains, Mr Shah warned t ...Read More >
Hailakandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters to form the BJP's third consecutive government in Assam, promising to drive out the "infiltrators" from the state. Addressing an election rally in Hailakandi on the last day for campaigning, Amit Shah asked the voters not to vote for Himanta Biswa Sarma or a legislator, but for the BJP to end illegal immigration in Assam. Also Read | Air India Ticket Prices To Rise As Airline Revises Fuel ...Read More >
Hailakandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters to form the BJP's third consecutive government in Assam, promising to drive out the "infiltrators" from the state. Addressing an election rally in Hailakandi on the last day for campaigning, Amit Shah asked the voters not to vote for Himanta Biswa Sarma or a legislator, but for the BJP to end illegal immigration in Assam. Driving out illegal immigrants has been the poll plank for the BJP ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on the Congress, while addressing a massive election rally in Patharkandi in Sribhumi district. Asserting that only the BJP can safeguard the state from illegal infiltration and preserve its cultural identity, Shah said that the BJP government has already identified infiltrators and they would be "removed one by one" if the party returns to power. "With BJP-NDA governments in Assam, West Bengal and Tripura, inf ...Read More >
Wayanad(Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to lack of clearances from the ruling Left government in Kerala. Priyanka, addressing a UDF corner meeting at Kalpetta here, claimed that the clearances were given for the project of Congress only after the township of the LDF was inaugurated. "I am sure my colleagues in the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) faced t ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party while addressing a massive election rally in Patharkandi in Assam's Sribhumi district, asserting that only the BJP can safeguard the state from illegal infiltration and preserve its cultural identity. HM Shah said the BJP government has already identified infiltrators and vowed that they would be "removed one by one" if the party returns to power. He alleged that illegal mi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of repeatedly raising the issue of infiltration in Assam without taking meaningful action against illegal entrants despite being in power for more than a decade. Addressing an election rally at Borkhola in Cachar district, Kharge alleged that the BJP has used the infiltration issue for political gain while failing to deport illegal migrants in significant numbers. "When Amit Shah comes ...Read More >
Silchar, April 7: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP, especially Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for regularly raising the infiltration issue but not deporting the illegal entrants in large numbers despite being in the government for more than 10 years. Addressing an election rally at Borkhola in Cachar district, he also alleged that the BJP has misused the delimitation exercise in Assam in its bid to win elections. "When Amit Shah comes here, he only talks about B ...Read More >
West Bengal elections 2026: Can the Sandeshkhali narrative move beyond symbolic politics and reshape voting behaviour? The Sandeshkhali episode, which erupted into a major political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, has returned to the centre of West Bengal's electoral discourse, this time before the Assembly elections 2026. The issue has evolved into a broader political narrative around governance, women's safety, and institutional credibility. The key question is whether this ...Read More >
Six Ukrainians and an American who were arrested in March for allegedly training insurgents in Myanmar will be detained another 30 days, according to an Indian court ruling. The men, who were taken into custody by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA), were also charged with carrying out subversive activities in the country's northeast region, which borders Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Bangladesh. On Monday, a Delhi court ordered that they should continue to be detained after the N ...Read More >
Nandigram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that a political change in West Bengal is "certain" and alleged that fear, terror and corruption have dominated the state for the past several years. He said that the people of Bengal are set to deliver a decisive mandate in the upcoming elections. Also Read | 'IIT Baba' Gets Married: Abhay Singh, Who Gained Fame at Maha Kumbh 2025, Ties Knot With Prati ...Read More >
Nandigram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that a political change in West Bengal is "certain" and alleged that fear, terror and corruption have dominated the state for the past several years. He said that the people of Bengal are set to deliver a decisive mandate in the upcoming elections. "Change is certain in West Bengal this time. Fear, terror and corruption have been ruling Bengal for the p ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
Bashirhat (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence and BJP leader, Sanjay Seth, on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the safety of women in the state, recalling the Sandeshkhali sexual assault and land-grabbing cases. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Seth called Sandeshkhali a black dot on West Bengal, alleging that CM Mamata Banerjee tried to save the accused Shahjahan. Also Read | Why Is Stock Market Rising Today, April 6, 2026?. He ...Read More >
Bashirhat (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence and BJP leader, Sanjay Seth, on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the safety of women in the state, recalling the Sandeshkhali sexual assault and land-grabbing cases. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Seth called Sandeshkhali a black dot on West Bengal, alleging that CM Mamata Banerjee tried to save the accused Shahjahan. He said, "Bashirhat and Sandeshkhali are not known for jobs, educ ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
'Must Make Them Landless': Sarbananda Sonowal's Tough Stand On Illegal Infiltrators In Assam Sonowal makes illegal immigration central to Assam polls, blames Congress, vows tougher action, claims pro incumbency and predicts BJP alliance near 100 of 126 seats Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has placed the issue of illegal immigration in Assam at the centre of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign for the upcoming state Assembly elections, asserting that it remains critical to safeguardi ...Read More >
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