Return of Bangladeshis from West Bengal sharpens infiltration narrative months before assembly polls

A steady trickle of illegal immigrants returning to Bangladesh from West Bengal's Hakimpur border has become a political flashpoint. Both BJP and TMC are weaponizing these visuals, with the BJP claiming it proves their infiltration narrative and the TMC alleging an orchestrated exercise to legitimize the SIR.

Return of Bangladeshis from West Bengal sharpens infiltration narrative months before assembly polls
A steady trickle of illegal immigrants returning to Bangladesh from West Bengal's Hakimpur border has become a political flashpoint. Both BJP and TMC are weaponizing these visuals, with the BJP claiming it proves their infiltration narrative and the TMC alleging an orchestrated exercise to legitimize the SIR.