demographic change

Kolkata, March 30 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee met Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Monday and alleged that the BJP was submitting a large number of Form 6s to make residents of other states voters in poll-bound West Bengal.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Banerjee said that...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "deliberately blurring" the distinction between Bengali-speaking Indians and Bangladeshi infiltrators for political gain.His statement triggered a sharp counterattack from the...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday framed the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections as a "battle over infiltration, national security, and appeasement politics", while releasing a political "charge sheet" against the TMC government and asserting that the outcome would have...

Kolkata, March 28 If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phase Assembly polls in the state next month, the land required for border fencing will be arranged within 45 days after the new government takes charge of the administration, Union Home Minister...

Kolkata, March 23 Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar claimed that "rapid demographic changes" under the TMC's rule in West Bengal could soon turn Hindus into a minority in several districts, making it "very difficult" for candidates belonging to the community to win elections in the future.In an...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling TMC, accusing it of opposing the electoral roll revision to "shield infiltrators" and alleging that illegal immigration under its rule had altered West Bengal's demographic balance, turning Bengali...

Kolkata, March 14 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing it of opposing the electoral roll revision to “shield infiltrators” and alleging that illegal immigration under its rule had altered West Bengal’s demographic...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the ruling TMC of opposing the Systematic Identification of Voter Eligibility (SIVE) process to "protect infiltrators", alleging that unchecked illegal immigration under its rule had altered the demographic balance in several...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of opposing the Systematic Identification of Reproductive and Migratory Information (SIR) exercise to "protect its vote bank of infiltrators", alleging that unchecked illegal immigration under...

Sandeshkhali (WB), March 2 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday criticized the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the law and order situation, alleging that it was providing shelter to infiltrators.The BJP leader also accused the TMC...

Patna, February 27 – The issue of enacting stricter laws against religious conversion was raised in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on the final day of the Budget Session, as several members of the ruling party brought the matter to the attention of the House through a calling attention motion...

Guwahati, February 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the changing demographics of the state are an "alarming sign" and asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will focus on safeguarding Assembly constituencies where protecting Assam's future remains a...

Araria, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence on Thursday that the BJP would win the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal and "drive out every single infiltrator" from the state, which was among those "most affected by demographic change".Shah made the remark in...

New Delhi, February 24 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to the sensitive border areas of Bihar starting Wednesday, with a focus on demographic changes in the state's Seemanchal region due to infiltration and illegal religious structures along the border, officials...

Quetta, February 23 – A major water crisis unfolding in Balochistan, Pakistan, along with a demographic explosion, threatens to overwhelm the province's fragile ecology, a report has highlighted."Every morning in Quetta, before the sun clears the jagged peaks of the Sulaiman Mountains, a...

New Delhi, February 20 – Intelligence agencies are closely monitoring activities in Satkhira and Chuadanga in Bangladesh, as a fresh attempt is being made to smuggle in illegal immigrants ahead of the West Bengal elections.Satkhira and Chuadanga, in southwestern Bangladesh, are bordered by...

New Delhi, February 20 – Intelligence agencies are closely monitoring activities in Satkhira and Chuadanga in Bangladesh, as a fresh attempt is being made to smuggle in illegal immigrants ahead of the West Bengal elections.Satkhira and Chuadanga, in southwestern Bangladesh, are bordered by...

Guwahati, February 19 Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the Assamese community will become "almost" a minority in the 2027 Census.During the Motion of Thanks on the governor's address in the assembly, Sarma also said that he is in politics amid a "very dark time"...

Guwahati, February 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern on Tuesday over what he described as a worrying demographic situation in the state, alleging a sharp increase in the Muslim population due to illegal infiltration from neighboring Bangladesh during previous...

Srinagar, February 13 Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to clarify the claim made by a Kashmiri Pandit leader that a demographic change is being made in the Valley.BJP leader Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo had recently told a national...