Ranchi, Aug. 31 -- Jharkhand Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi on Monday wrote to union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging large-scale illegal Bangladeshi infiltration, demographic changes and illegal occupation of government and tribal land in the Santhal Pargana region.
Marandi urged the Centre to conduct a special verification drive, identify alleged illegal immigrants, establish a detention centre in Santhal Pargana and initiate legal proceedings for their deportation.
In his letter, Marandi cited voter data from 2019 to 2024 for several Assembly constituencies, including Pakur, Litipara, Maheshpur, Rajmahal, Barhet and Dumka, and claimed that the growth in voters from a particular community was significantly higher than other group...