No place for Bangladeshi infiltrators in Haryana: Nayab Singh Saini
In a post on X, Saini said that Bangladeshi infiltrators were being quickly removed from the state. 'It is not only unfortunate but against national interest that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sympathises with those who breach the country's security. It is deplorable that a chief minister, driven by appeasement and vote-bank politics, stoops so low as to compromise the country's security,'' Saini wrote on his social media handle. The Haryana chief minister said there cannot be any compromise when it comes to India's unity, sovereignty, and Constitution.
Gurugram Police had earlier said that eight Bangladeshi nationals had been detained as part of an ongoing drive to identify illegal immigrants, who will be deported soon.
With inputs from PTI
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