MEA says legal action underway against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in India

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]All illegal nationals who are staying in India, they will be dealt as per law. We have referred 2,680 cases or more than 2,680 cases to the Bangladeshi side. Once this nationality verification is done, then we'll be in a position to deport these people. Verification is pending for more than 5 years or so, and it is our expectation that we will receive uh an early response from Bangladesh on this particular issue.

[00:00:31]>> My question is about illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

[00:00:35]Uh how they are being identified and what is the process of sending them back to Bangladesh because in Assam this process is going very fast.

[00:00:45]>> All illegal nationals who are staying in India, they will be dealt as per law.

[00:00:50]Now, in the case of Bangladesh, as I had informed you earlier, we have referred 2,680 cases or more than 2,680 cases to the Bangladeshi side for them to verify the nationality of those people that we have handed over the names of. Once this nationality verification is done, then we'll be in a position to deport these people, these nationals of Bangladesh.

[00:01:23]Uh in many cases I had told you earlier that these uh verification is pending for more than 5 years or so, and it is our expectation that we will receive uh an early response from Bangladesh on this particular issue so that the bilateral arrangement that we have between both the countries, based on that, these people who are staying here, they can be sent back to or deported back to Bangladesh. There was a question regarding Myanmar. This is uh Myanmar's president's first visit and first visit uh to India in his official capacity right now. Uh This is as we have clarified or as we have informed you Myanmar is a neighbor.

[00:02:09]Is a neighbor for us.

[00:02:11]It lies at the confluence of India's neighborhood first act east and Mahasagar policies and is expected this visit is expected to further strengthen and deepen the multifaceted relations between the two countries.

[00:02:27]So you know these uh You also said that these talks that we'll have during his official visit it will also strengthen our historical and civilizational ties and as also he'll participate in a business forum.

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