BJP is against 'Rohingya infiltrators', says Suvendu Adhikari

Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the BJP is against ‘Rohingya infiltrators’, while the Trinamool Congress is helping to settle them in West Bengal. He also claimed that TMC is providing Rohingyas with fake documents to settle in the state, PTI reported.

Speaking at the 'Bijoy Sankalp' rally at Gangarampur in Dakshin Dinajpur district on Saturday, Adhikari claimed that if the TMC government is not dislodged in the next assembly elections, then the day is not far when the demography of the state will change, adversely affecting Hindus. Claiming the number of Hindus has been on a declining graph in the state during TMC's reign, he said that from 85 per cent, the number of Hindus will go down to 65 per cent in the 2027 census.

He claimed that the BJP was not against Indian Muslims, but "We are against Rohingya infiltrators who will be detected, their names deleted and finally deported once the BJP comes to power."

About the oft-repeated allegation by TMC, Congress and Left parties that BJP is anti-Muslim, Adhikari said, "I had never said we don't need Muslim votes...”

He claimed, “Instead, I had wondered why we are not getting their (Muslim) votes. I think they are being used by TMC for the votebank politics."

"Didn't they get the benefits of Modiji's (PM Narendra Modi) social welfare projects? BJP under Modiji's leadership is committed to uplift every section, every community, including Muslims. BJP is not against Indian Muslims," he suggested.

"Hindus are facing a serious crisis in Bangladesh. We apprehend they will face a similar fate here if the change in demography is not stalled," he also claimed.