4,800 illegal infiltrators deported to Bangladesh, says Bengal CM Suvendu

Kolkata, June 7 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari speaks during the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Prashikshan Maha Abhiyan 2026 in Kolkata on Sunday. (Photo by ANI) | Photo credit: ANI

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday (Jun 07, 2026) that 4,800 “illegal infiltrators” from Bangladesh who are not covered by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have been deported to Bangladesh in the past month.

“There is a law of the Government of India under which (illegal infiltrators) can be handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) instead of being sent to jail. This law has been used by other states, but here (in West Bengal) they have been treated as guests and housed in jails, fed us food, given our clothes and treated with our medicines,” Mr Adhikari said at the West’and Bengal event, while spoke B. Deendayal Upadhyaya Prashikshan Maha Abhiyan 2026′.

Mr. Adhikari said that detention centers have been set up in the border areas of the state and 836 “illegal infiltrators” who are being held in the detention centers will soon be deported to Bangladesh. He also mentioned the voluntary crossing of undocumented migrants from the border post at Hakimpur in North 24 Parganas district to the neighboring country.

The chief minister further said that the demography of West Bengal has long since changed and that deporting “illegal infiltrators” is a priority of the West Bengal government. On May 20, Mr Adhikari said his government’s policy on “illegal infiltrators” was to “detect, wipe out and deport”.

The Chief Minister said that since the BJP government came to power, about 100 km of land has been handed over to the BSF and priority has been given to the strategically important ‘Chicken Neck’ area in North Bengal. Mr. Adhikari said the biggest issue before the BJP government was “illegal infiltration” and the provision of land to the BSF.

West Bengal shares a 2,216 km long border with Bangladesh and about 556 km of this border remains unfenced, according to the chief minister.

Published – 07 Jun 2026 21:37 IST