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Cong for 'robust system' to curb influx of B'deshis
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|August 17, 2025
THE Congress in Assam on Saturday urged the Centre to review its border management measures to thwart the 'rising incidents of infiltration' by Bangladesh nationals.
In a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia cited the recurring "pushback" operations being undertaken by the state police along the Bangladesh border.
This story is from the August 17, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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