NEW DELHI: A day after calling the Election Commission 's claim of coming across illegal immigrants during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar as "bogus," Rashtriya Janata Party leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday blamed the Centre for enabling foreign citizens to enter the Indian states by crossing borders.
In a social media post on X, Tejashwi said that responsibility for the security of the country and the state lies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar.
"For 20 years in Bihar and 11 years at the Centre, the BJP-NDA government has been in power. If any foreign citizen has entered our borders, the ones responsible are Prime Minister Modi ji, home minister Shri Amit Shah ji, and chief minister Nitish Kumar ji. Because the responsibility for the security of the country and the state lies with them," Tejashwi said.
"Is it with the strength of these foreigners that Modi ji has been winning 39 out of 40, or 33 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar? Is it on the strength of these foreigners that Nitish-BJP has been entrenched in Bihar for 20 years? Bihar shares a bond of bread and kinship with Nepal. Bihar has a 600-kilometre-long border with Nepal. Nepalese citizens serve in the Indian Army. Nepalese citizens are employed in the Bihar Military Police. With its narrow-minded approach, the Modi government is even spoiling relations with the neighbouring country of Nepal," he added.
This comes a day after sources claimed that field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have identified "a large number" of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar during ongoing house-to-house verification for the revision of the voters' list in Bihar.
The EC has made it clear that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll, which is set to be published on September 30. A proper verification process will begin after August 1 to determine the citizenship status of those flagged.
The poll body is expected to expand this Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise nationwide to remove illegal migrants from electoral rolls by verifying individuals’ place of birth.
The drive takes on added importance as Bihar heads to polls later this year, with state elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal due in 2026. The revision is part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration, particularly targeting those from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
In a social media post on X, Tejashwi said that responsibility for the security of the country and the state lies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar.
"For 20 years in Bihar and 11 years at the Centre, the BJP-NDA government has been in power. If any foreign citizen has entered our borders, the ones responsible are Prime Minister Modi ji, home minister Shri Amit Shah ji, and chief minister Nitish Kumar ji. Because the responsibility for the security of the country and the state lies with them," Tejashwi said.
"Is it with the strength of these foreigners that Modi ji has been winning 39 out of 40, or 33 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar? Is it on the strength of these foreigners that Nitish-BJP has been entrenched in Bihar for 20 years? Bihar shares a bond of bread and kinship with Nepal. Bihar has a 600-kilometre-long border with Nepal. Nepalese citizens serve in the Indian Army. Nepalese citizens are employed in the Bihar Military Police. With its narrow-minded approach, the Modi government is even spoiling relations with the neighbouring country of Nepal," he added.
This comes a day after sources claimed that field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have identified "a large number" of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar during ongoing house-to-house verification for the revision of the voters' list in Bihar.
The EC has made it clear that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll, which is set to be published on September 30. A proper verification process will begin after August 1 to determine the citizenship status of those flagged.
The poll body is expected to expand this Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise nationwide to remove illegal migrants from electoral rolls by verifying individuals’ place of birth.
The drive takes on added importance as Bihar heads to polls later this year, with state elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal due in 2026. The revision is part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration, particularly targeting those from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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