From The Problem Of A Nation, How Illegal Influx Has Become A Political Weapon In Elections

File photo of Delhi police conducting a drive to check for illegal immigrants.

Source : PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's jibe in Guwahati, branding the Congress's Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar as a "ghuspathiya bachao yatra [save the infiltrators rally]", was more than just electoral rhetoric. It signalled the Bharatiya Janata Party's determination to make illegal immigration from Bangladesh its central political weapon in the coming election cycle. The theme had already been tested during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and was replayed in Jharkhand, where the BJP targeted the