BJP President Accuses TMC Government of Aiding Infiltration and Threatening National Security

PTI, DURGAPUR (WB), JAN 28, 2026: Stepping up its pre-poll offensive ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the TMC government, accusing it of endangering national security by patronising infiltration and intimidating voters during the SIR to malign the Election Commission.

Addressing a public meeting in Durgapur on his first visit to the state after assuming the party’s top post, Nabin alleged a “deliberate attempt” by the ruling party to alter Bengal’s demography and “turn the state into Bangladesh”, warning that the issue posed a grave threat not only to West Bengal but to the country as a whole.

“The TMC government has been patronising infiltration and protecting illegal voters, while intimidating genuine citizens. The TMC is endangering national security,” he alleged.

Targeting the Mamata Banerjee government over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the BJP president alleged that the ruling party was spreading misinformation and fear to derail a constitutionally mandated exercise. “While the Election Commission (EC) is determined to identify and remove infiltrators and fake voters, the TMC government is creating panic among common people and trying to discredit the poll panel,” he said.

Placing the issue of demographic change in a historical context, Nabin invoked Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, asserting that Bengal existed in its present form because of his resistance to attempts to merge it with East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). “Bengal was saved because Mukherjee stood firm against those forces. Similar forces are active even today,” he said.

“Those who are not children of Bengal’s soil cannot claim rights here. BJP workers are ready to make any sacrifice, but we will not allow Bengal to be merged with Bangladesh. TMC is trying to turn Bengal into Bangladesh.”