Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Suvendu Adhikari Accuses TMC Of Infiltration, Praises BJP Border Security
Suvendu Adhikari spoke at a religious event in Kolkata.
He accused the former TMC government of allowing people from Bangladesh to enter India illegally.
He said this had changed West Bengal’s population and created a security concern.
Adhikari said the BJP government had given land to help border guards build barbed-wire fencing.
He said about 90 percent of the land needed for this work was ready.
He also described plans related to religious conversion, cattle slaughter and religious allowances.
He criticized the Left and TMC while praising Hindu traditions in West Bengal.
He announced large religious events, including a major Gita recital.
These statements were political claims made by Adhikari, and the report did not include responses from the TMC or Left parties.
Suvendu Adhikari accused the previous TMC government of allowing Bangladeshi infiltrators to enter West Bengal and alter its demographics.
He said the BJP government had provided 1,024.75 acres of border land for barbed-wire fencing.
Adhikari claimed about 90 percent of the land required by border guards had been arranged for security purposes.
He announced plans involving the Uniform Civil Code, religious-conversion restrictions, cattle-slaughter controls and the ending of imam and muazzin allowances.
He also announced a five-lakh-voice Gita recital and Hindu congregation at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground by early next year.
- Who
- Suvendu Adhikari, who is identified in the report as West Bengal’s chief minister, made the statements.
- What
- He accused the previous TMC government of permitting infiltration and said the BJP government had allocated land for border fencing and introduced several cultural and legal measures.
- When
- The remarks were made on Friday, September 11; the report also refers to plans for early the following year.
- Where
- Adhikari spoke at a Ram Katha programme at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- He said the measures were intended to protect national and internal security and fulfill the aspirations of the people.
- Speaker
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Event
- Ram Katha programme
- Venue
- Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
- Border land allocated
- 1,024.75 acres, according to Adhikari
- Land availability claimed
- About 90 percent of the land required by border guards
- Planned religious event
- A five-lakh-voice Gita recital and Hindu congregation at Brigade Parade Ground by early next year
- Other announced measures
- Plans concerning the Uniform Civil Code, religious conversion, cattle slaughter and imam and muazzin allowances