Jharkhand BJP to Raise Bangladeshi Infiltration Issue in State Assembly Monsoon Session

GG News Bureau
Ranchi, 29th July. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand has announced its intention to address the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration during the ongoing monsoon session of the state assembly on Monday. The decision was made during the party’s legislature meeting held on Sunday evening.

Amar Kumar Bauri, the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, stated, “The countdown of the JMM-led ruling alliance government has started. We want the government to respond to several issues, such as Bangladeshi infiltration, demographic changes, and corruption.”

The six-day monsoon session of the assembly commenced on Friday. Bauri claimed that the tribal population in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region has been declining, while the population of Bangladeshi infiltrators is increasing, and accused the government of remaining silent on the issue.

“The tribal population in Santhal Pargana was at 44 percent in 1951, which declined to 28 percent in the 2011 census. Conversely, the Muslim population, which was nine percent, rose to 22 percent in the same period. We will demand answers from the government on what measures it has taken to protect the tribal population in the Santhal Pargana region,” Bauri stated.

He further alleged that the JMM-led alliance government has not fulfilled any of its promises made to the people over the past five years. “The government has failed to provide jobs to the youth or unemployment allowances,” he added.

Bauri also accused the government of failing to address the increasing atrocities against tribals and women in the state over the past five years.

In response, the ruling alliance, during its legislature party meeting on Friday, assured that they would respond to every question posed by the opposition and expressed hope for the opposition’s cooperation in the smooth functioning of the House.

The first supplementary budget for 2024-25 is scheduled to be tabled on Monday, and several bills will also be presented during the session, which will conclude on August 2.