“‘We will not let Bangladeshis come here’: How rampant settlement of illegal immigrants has become as a key poll issue for locals in Jharkhand”, Opindia, November 12, 2024:
“The Organiser Weekly recently went to Sahibganj in Jharkhand’s tribal-dominated Santhal Pargana division to gauge voter sentiment ahead of the assembly elections. The region has been in the news due to the high infiltration of the outside Muslim population, including settlement of illegal Rohingyas and swift demographic change—issues that have also been raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In a YouTube video uploaded on 12th November titled “Jharkhand | Why People In Santhal’s Sahibganj Will Vote For BJP?” the locals conveyed their views on the aforementioned issues.
“We will vote for those who would do good work,” stated Parasnath Ram, a tribal as he shared his problems. “People from Dira have settled here,” and added, “We won’t allow them to enter. It would be very difficult,” when asked about Bangladeshis and reiterated that they cannot come here……..”
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