‘Who let them in?’: TMC returns Suvendu’s ‘infiltration’ salvo
Times of India | 22 November 2025
Kolkata: Trinamool on Friday demanded a high-level probe led either by a Supreme Court or a high court judge on how Bangladeshi nationals were allowed to enter India illegally with BSF manning the borders. "Who let them in," the party asked after leader of opposition in the Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday, accusing TMC of trying to "shield an illicit vote-bank" the party had "nurtured for years".
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said on Friday, "Every time they use the word ‘infiltration', BJP shows you a report card which clearly says it had failed." He went on to say, "There should be a probe without any further delay. How did Centre fail to guard the international borders and how were foreigners allowed to enter illegally, whether it was in Bengal or Tripura? The probe should be carried out by either an SC judge or an HC judge from the state. If the Centre or its agencies probe, the truth will be buried."
Ghosh said, "There is a narrative being espoused now by BJP that infiltrators are fleeing. But how did they enter India? You cry foul when people are returning, but did you ask why they were here in the first place? Who let them in? How and in return of what were they allowed to enter? How did they cheat the BSF to enter illegally, or did they get their (BSF's) cooperation? This is a failure of the Union home ministry. What role does the state or its police have in manning international borders? How can state govt be blamed?"
Earlier, Adhikari, seeking to amplify his "infiltration ecosystem" allegation, cited visuals aired by TV channels showing individuals attempting to return to Bangladesh, fearing detention. Many, he claimed, "openly admitted on camera" to possess forged Indian documents "facilitated by local TMC netas". "This is the rotten underbelly of TMC's infiltration ecosystem," he said. He also alleged that Bengal's demography was being changed.
Hitting back, Ghosh said: "If you blame TMC for infiltration in Bengal, then blame Tripura for allowing Rohingya. How is infiltration taking place in Tripura and Assam? They have BJP govts."