“From Security Threats to Demographic Subversion: Karnataka’s Battle with Bangladeshi Infiltrators Gets Difficult”, Goa Chronicles, June 06, 2026
“Recently, a viral claim of around 20 lakh illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing all across the southern state of Karnataka led to yet another public discourse on quite an infamous topic- illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims into the country and the security, demographic, and economic threats that they pose.
Recently, strong public protests took place in north Karnataka’s Hubballi, wherein people demanded statewide police raids at these infiltrators’ settlements, train-route screening, and immediate action to be taken by the Karnataka Congress government.
It has been alleged that these Bangladeshi infiltrators have been entering Karnataka via Shalimar Express, from West Bengal to Karnataka, and have settled in the state using fake Aadhar cards and voter ID cards to evade identity detection. The hotspots of such settlements are Bengaluru, Hubballi, Malnad, and other plantation regions, wherein they have found a safe haven, working at construction sites, as vendors, and as daily wage labourers……..”
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