India, Nov. 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar's remarks of removing fences along the Indo-Bangla border and becoming one with Bangladesh if the party is voted to power in West Bengal in 2026 has triggered a political row in the eastern state.

"We promise that if we win the election this time, we will not keep the barbed wire fences between India and Bangladesh. Earlier we were one country. They (India and Bangladesh) were one earlier. In future they would become one, again," Sarkar said while addressing a political rally in his constituency on Thursday.

Assembly elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be held in 2026. The ECI has already rolled out the SIR in the state to weed out fake voters. The BJP has alleged t...