A day after the publication of West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls that saw 63.66 lakh names deleted, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday claimed that “more than 50 lakh infiltrators” had been removed from the voter list and asserted that “time is up for illegal immigrants” in the state.
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar while flagging off the party’s ‘Poriborton Yatra’, Nabin alleged that those removed from the electoral rolls were “infiltrators” who had been availing government jobs and benefits of welfare schemes meant for genuine citizens.
“More than 50 lakh infiltrators have been removed from the voter list. These infiltrators were not only violating the rights of legitimate citizens, but also jeopardising the security of the country,” he said.
Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding illegal migrants, Nabin alleged that she had provided “protection to infiltrators by helping them obtain fake documents”.
The BJP chief alleged that several central schemes were not being implemented properly in the state.