07-21-2005, 02:03 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>12 lakh official Bangla visitors missing: BSF </b>
Pioneer 21 July
Saugar Sengupta / Kolkata
Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi's observations that Bengal is sitting on an infiltration 'time bomb' has found widespread acceptance in the Border Security Force (BSF) as well as the State police.
Though the senior BSF officials refused to hazard a guess on the 'political aspect' of the problem or for that matter the political groups responsible for promoting illegal immigration. Additional Director General Damodar Sarengi, in charge of Bengal on Wednesday said,"<b>infiltration has been a real problem plaguing the border areas for years."</b>
The Governor had in a recent report to the President of India aired his concern on the issue and observed that unrestrained infiltration was threatening the demographic balance of the region.
For the records the two border districts of Murshidabad and Malda have in the recent times witnessed a significant rise in minority population.
Meanwhile, senior BSF officials suggested the Governor's observations "strengthen the stand taken by us." The BSF had earlier recommended a cluster of political, social and administrative measures alongside a strong vigil in the borders to check the infiltration menace.
According to the Mr Sarengi "Over 11 lakh Bangladeshis have gone trackless since 1971 after they entered West Bengal on valid papers." The BSF officers suggested most infiltration take place through Basirhaat, Macchlandapur, Bongaon in North 24 Parganas and Jamalpur in Nadia <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer 21 July
Saugar Sengupta / Kolkata
Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi's observations that Bengal is sitting on an infiltration 'time bomb' has found widespread acceptance in the Border Security Force (BSF) as well as the State police.
Though the senior BSF officials refused to hazard a guess on the 'political aspect' of the problem or for that matter the political groups responsible for promoting illegal immigration. Additional Director General Damodar Sarengi, in charge of Bengal on Wednesday said,"<b>infiltration has been a real problem plaguing the border areas for years."</b>
The Governor had in a recent report to the President of India aired his concern on the issue and observed that unrestrained infiltration was threatening the demographic balance of the region.
For the records the two border districts of Murshidabad and Malda have in the recent times witnessed a significant rise in minority population.
Meanwhile, senior BSF officials suggested the Governor's observations "strengthen the stand taken by us." The BSF had earlier recommended a cluster of political, social and administrative measures alongside a strong vigil in the borders to check the infiltration menace.
According to the Mr Sarengi "Over 11 lakh Bangladeshis have gone trackless since 1971 after they entered West Bengal on valid papers." The BSF officers suggested most infiltration take place through Basirhaat, Macchlandapur, Bongaon in North 24 Parganas and Jamalpur in Nadia <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->