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No legal action if infiltrators go back on their own: Amit Shah
The Union government formed a high-level committee and said voluntary returnees will face no legal action as it moves to identify and deport infiltrators.
On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that illegal infiltrators have started returning voluntarily to their countries of origin since the Bharatiya Janata Party government took power in West Bengal.
Shah contrasted the current situation with the previous administration under Mamata Banerjee, asserting that the BJP-led government headed by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari prioritizes border security.
Within 45 days of taking power, the West Bengal government provided 600 hectares of land to the Border Security Force for fencing and established new detention centers to manage migration.
Officials confirmed that voluntary returnees will not face legal action, with the government offering assistance to facilitate departure before formal identification campaigns begin.
Political confrontation between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress is expected to rise, as the government constituted a high-level committee to investigate demographic changes along the border.