Government today said that about two crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants are staying in India while adding that deportation of illegally staying foreign national is a continuous process. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju stated this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>He said there are reports of Bangladeshi nationals having entered the country without valid travel documents. He said, since the entry of such Bangladeshi nationals is surreptitious, it is not possible to have accurate data. <br/><br/>Mr Rijiju said Assam and West Bengal are considered to be the worst affected because of the alleged illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. Assam had witnessed a six-year-long agitation between 1979 to 1985 against the illegal immigrants. <br/><br/>Illegal immigration from Bangladesh has been a major issue for many students, social and political organisations in the Northeast. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096 kilometer long international border.

Government today said that about two crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants are staying in India while adding that deportation of illegally staying foreign national is a continuous process. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju stated this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>He said there are reports of Bangladeshi nationals having entered the country without valid travel documents. He said, since the entry of such Bangladeshi nationals is surreptitious, it is not possible to have accurate data. <br/><br/>Mr Rijiju said <br/>Assam and West Bengal are considered to be the worst affected because of the alleged illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. Assam had witnessed a six-year-long agitation between 1979 to 1985 against the illegal immigrants. <br/><br/>Illegal immigration from Bangladesh has been a major issue for many students, social and political organisations in the Northeast. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096 kilometer long international border.