Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey has called for India to "reclaim" Noakhali, Chittagong Port, and Sylhet from Bangladesh.

He claimed the territories were handed over to East Pakistan during Partition without the consent of the ruler of the erstwhile Tripura kingdom, The Hindu reported.

Dubey made the remarks on Friday, blaming India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the decision.

According to The Hindu, he alleged that Nehru wanted the Muslim League's support in the interim government formed in 1946 and consequently agreed to leave the three regions out of India.

"... My view is that the time has come not just to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir from Pakistan. It is also time to reclaim the territories that Neh...