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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Laws must be strictly applied against illegal migrants: Bengal MLA Nawsad Siddique
Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nawsad Siddique has called for strict legal action against illegal immigrants following Operation Sindoor, during which over 2,000 alleged illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have reportedly been deported since early May. Emphasising the need for the rule of law, Siddique said, 'Whoever is an illegal citizen in India, whether they are Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Afghanistani, or anyone else, our country is a democracy, we have a Constitution, we have laws, and we all must abide by them. Against illegal migrants, the law should be strictly enforced.' His remarks come amid mounting political pressure on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal to clarify its stance on the deportations. When asked whether Trinamool would allow illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to stay in Bengal or take action to expel them, Siddique responded cautiously: 'I don't know what they will do. Those who come illegally, the laws that exist in our country should be applied to them strictly.' According to media reports, since the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, Indian authorities have deported more than 2,000 alleged illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. The operation followed a nationwide verification drive aimed at identifying undocumented foreign nationals. Many of these individuals, the reports state, were airlifted in Indian Air Force aircraft from various detention centres across the country to border points in eastern India. They were then placed in temporary camps under the custody of the Border Security Force (BSF), where they were given food and provided with Bangladeshi currency if necessary. After brief detention, they were 'pushed back' into Bangladesh. Additionally, Delhi Police have, in a concerted capital-wide drive, identified 470 people as illegal Bangladeshi migrants and another 50 as foreigners who have overstayed and deported them via the land border to Bangladesh.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
ISF MLA Nawsad Siddique writes to Jadavpur University authorities against ragging of Muslim student
West Bengal's Indian Secular Front MLA Nawsad Siddique has written to Kolkata's Jadavpur University authorities alleging harassment of a first year Muslim student at the varsity. This is one of the many ragging incidents that have come to light at the premium university in recent years raising questions about the impending ragging issue at this premium institute. The first-year undergraduate student of International Relations has complained that he was heckled and ragged by two research scholars from his own department. 'They threatened me and did not allow me to leave. I am really scared and feel threatened. I ask you to take strict action against them,' the letter addressed to the Pro-Vice Chancellor issued by the student said. The student also raised concerns over the ragging issue at the university. 'I was ragged in the same institute which had so many movements against ragging,' he added in his official letter on May 21. When contacted by The Hindu, the student who has raised these concerns did not want to make further comments as he feels intimidated by the turn of events and also added that his parents are scared for his safety. In reaction to his letter, MLA Nawshad Siddique wrote a letter on May 22 and said that this type of abuse is tantamount to a type of ragging. 'He comes from an under-privileged community and is from a backward region where higher education among them is visibly poor. This type of threat would make these students more vulnerable and would invisibilize them in the long run,' Mr Siddique's letter to Jadavpur University officials stated. He asked the authorities to take immediate action against the perpetrators. The ISF MLA also mentioned how a ragging incident in 2023 had led to a student's death inside the university hostel, a case which remains to be solved even after two years. Various other ragging incidents have been reported on the campus within these two years, even as the campus saw massive protest rallies and multiple deputations against the ragging culture at both the campus premises and hostels. On the other hand, the two research scholars who were accused of harassment have also filed a counter complaint with the Internal Complaints Committee and claimed that they were harassed by the first-year student. An urgent anti-ragging committee meeting was organised at the university on May 23 to discuss the issue. Students Federation of India representatives at JU have also written to the university and asked for detailed investigation into the matter and said that strict punishment must be given to all accused if proven guilty. University authorities who did not want to be named said that this whole incident was a political scuffle, and according to him eyewitnesses have claimed that there was no issue of ragging.
