Assam Repatriated Over 1600 Illegal Immigrants To Bangladesh In 2 Years

During the question hours of the ongoing budget session of the Assam Assembly, for the first time, the Assam government has come on record in terms of the number of suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who have been 'pushed back' in the past one year, invoking the 1950 Immigrants Expulsion Act revived in the last two years. Bangladesh has been vehemently opposing the 'pushback' mechanism now adopted by India. Replying in the state legislative assembly The Assam government has said that a total of 193 people declared foreigners by Assam's Foreigners Tribunals have been "pushed" into Bangladesh over the last two years, including 67 'declared foreigners' who have been sent across the border by The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma submitted the data to the legislative assembly on Monday.In a reply to AIUDF MLA Badruddin Ajmal, Sarma said a total of 1679 illegal immigrants have repatriated (deported/ sent back/ expelled) from Assam…