35 percent of West Bengal's population are Bangladeshi immigrants: BJP leader

25 September, 2024, 02:50 pm

Last modified: 25 September, 2024, 02:52 pm

35 percent of West Bengal's population are Bangladeshi immigrants: BJP leader

25 September, 2024, 02:50 pm

Last modified: 25 September, 2024, 02:52 pm

On September 24, Shuvendu Adhikari took part in a political program called 'Parivarthan Yatra' in Dhanbad, Jharkhand state. There he said that the number of Bangladeshis infiltrating West Bengal is so high that they are 35 percent of the total population of the state.

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