Around 4,800 illegal immigrants deported to Bangladesh: WB CM

New Delhi, Jun 08, 2026 : West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said around 4,800 illegal immigrants have been sent to Bangladesh from holding centres set up in the state’s border districts, and 836 such people are awaiting deportation from these facilities.

Mr Adhikari asserted that illegal immigration was a big issue, and said his government has already handed over land to the BSF to erect around 100 km of fencing, out of the 556 km required to secure the India-Bangladesh border.

Emphasising that his government has started deporting illegal immigrants and who do not fall under the Citizenship Amendment Act, as per a law of the Union government, Mr Adhikari said These people are being handed over to the BSF directly.

Alleging that the census work had not been started in the state by the previous TMC dispensation, Mr Adhikari said the BJP government has commenced the process and that house surveys will take place from August 1 to 15.

He said the government has already transferred 3,000 rupees each to 50 lakh women in the state under the Annapurna Yojana scheme, in keeping with the BJP’s poll promise for doubling the financial assistance they enjoyed under the Lakshmir Bhandar of the TMC government.