Editorial:The one thing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed upon during his visit to Bihar and West Bengal was infiltration. When he said that the future of India will not be decided by infiltrators, the employment of Bihar's youth will not be snatched away and Bengal has to be made free from infiltration, then it will not be called just a political slogan. In fact, this is an important concern of today related to India's internal security, social structure and the foundation of democracy, which needs to be resolved at all costs. He has directly asked the public whether you will tolerate that an infiltrator occupies your land, snatches your employment and attacks the security of your sisters and daughters?
If seen, this question is not limited to Bihar and Bengal only, but is a question related to every state of the country, where infiltrators have registered their presence today. The Prime Minister has put it forward as a demographic mission and has made it clear that this mission will start soon, every intruder will be identified and they will be expelled from the country.
By the way, infiltration is not just a security challenge for the country, it is a direct attack on our social structure, resources and democratic process. You can understand its magnitude from the fact that in the last two decades, the population balance has changed in the Seemanchal region districts of Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia and Araria in Bihar, a single state of the country. Local people say that their land is being encroached and outsiders are dominating employment. In Bengal, the picture of districts like Malda, Murshidabad and North Dinajpur has already changed! This truth resonates in the words of the Prime Minister, when he says that we will not let the demography of Bihar and Bengal change at the hands of intruders.
The latest figures show that the problem is very serious. According to the Home Ministry, till July 2025, 723 intruders were caught in West Bengal. This number was 1,694 in 2024 and 1,547 in 2023. Although this shows a decline, but this is the figure of those people who have been caught after a lot of effort. In fact, this is the situation of one state, similarly, if we add the number of infiltrators caught in every state in a year, then it has reached thousands and lakhs. Today there is strong evidence that thousands of people are crossing the border and entering India. The Assam government has recently taken a big step and ordered to stop the Aadhaar registration of adults from October 2025 so that infiltrators cannot find a way to become Indian citizens by obtaining identity cards. A special SOP has been prepared for this, in which there will be investigation by Foreign Tribunal, Police and Intelligence Agencies. This decision shows how vigilant the state governments have become now. If we look at the countrywide level, 14,346 foreign nationals were deported from India between 2017 and 2022. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Experts estimate that there may be between 2 to 4 crore Bangladeshi infiltrators in India. Apart from this, about 40,000 to one lakh Rohingya Muslims are also living in India, whom the central government has identified as a security threat. The Center has clearly said in the Supreme Court that it is impossible to tell the exact number of infiltrators in the whole country because they make identity cards by forging documents and mingle in the society. Even after this, the estimate and the cases caught make it clear that the problem is very widespread and serious.
Recently, the names of two Pakistani women were found in the voter list in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Similarly, many fake names have been coming to the fore from time to time, in fact this is not a minor incident but a direct attack on the roots of democracy. There have been reports many times in West Bengal that the names of infiltrators are being registered in the voter list. This is not just theft of votes but a betrayal of the democratic process. This is why Prime Minister Modi says that parties like Congress and RJD want to snatch the rights of the people of Bihar and give it to the infiltrators and can go to any extent for the politics of appeasement.
It is not that this problem of infiltration is only with India, in fact all the developed countries of the world are also facing this problem. A wall is being built on the US-Mexico border to stop millions of illegal immigrants, refugees from Syria and Africa have created a political crisis in Europe. Illegal migration has become an election issue in Britain and France. The thing to understand here is that when the big countries of the world can be so strict about infiltration, then how can India turn a blind eye? The Prime Minister is absolutely right in saying that India too cannot tolerate much now.
Today the question of infiltration is linked to the present and future of India. The message that the Prime Minister has given from Bihar and Bengal is a warning for the entire country. If decisive steps are not taken in time, the problem will become more severe for the coming generations. The foundation of democracy is that the future of the country should be decided by its real citizens. Giving the reins of the country in the hands of infiltrators cannot be accepted at any cost, so it is important that this matter should be thought about rising above politics.
Only when every party, every citizen says in one voice that infiltration in India should be stopped, will this problem be eradicated from the country. Otherwise, whether it is Prime Minister Modiji or someone else, the country will not be free from infiltration and due to this infiltration, the original inhabitants of India will always be struggling for their rights being stolen, which is not their basic character. When everyone makes a joint effort in the interest of the country to ensure that they get what is their right, only then can this infiltration problem be solved. Now we have to decide, what do we want? Freedom from infiltration or to live a life of struggle like this and blame our governments?
All I want to say is that the future of India should be in the hands of Indians, not in the hands of illegal infiltrators. This is a question of national security, this is a question of social justice and this is the right of the coming generations. The Prime Minister's slogan should not be just a slogan, but should become the call of every Indian- India should be free from infiltrators.
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