New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday said that the issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh is “a national problem” and said action that will be taken against those “infiltrators”.
“The issue of illegal migrants and infiltrators in the northeast, especially the issue of Bangladeshis, is a cause of concern for all of us.This is a national problem,” Union minister of state for home Kiran Rijiju said.
“We have to look at these things from the national perspective. So action will be taken but we have to work along with the state government,” Mr Rijiju said.
He said this when reporters sought his comment on BJP Assam unit's plan to launch ‘Bangladeshi bhagao abhiyan (remove Bangladeshis)’ in the state.
Rijiju said his party BJP has never treated the issue of illegal migration as a political problem.
“It has been an issue for all of us. Particularly our party. We consider this issue not as a political problem. This is a national problem,” he said.
Two days ago, BJP MP Kamakhaya Prasad Tasa had said a ‘Bangladeshi bhagao abhiyan’ will be launched by the party in Assam soon.
