Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday stated that the process of 'detection and deletion' of illegal immigrants from voter lists has been completed, and the state government will soon initiate 'deportation' to expel alleged illegal immigrants from Bengal. He also mentioned that the state government has started procedures for a census, which was delayed by the previous administration.
Deportation Drive Announced
'First we detected in the voters' list, then we deleted from the list and now the time has come for deportation,' Adhikari said while addressing a gathering at Vardaan Market area in Kolkata's Camac Street. However, no specific timeline was provided for the deportation process.
Crackdown on Illegal Constructions
Citing the Tiljala area, Adhikari spoke about the state government's drive against illegal constructions. 'You have seen the action in Tiljala. They have moved the court and they are free to do that. There is no building plan with them and we will not allow such things any more. They will have to pay the price for what they have done in Park Circus. They vandalised a police phari in Asansol. There will be 200% consequences,' the CM asserted.
Changes in Bengal
Adhikari highlighted perceptible changes in Bengal in recent days. 'Sikhs are exempted from wearing helmets. Rest of the population has to wear helmets. A change can be seen and long queues could also be seen to purchase helmets. The communities should keep loudspeakers confined to religious premises. A lot of work will be done soon,' he said.
Public Grievance Programme
Earlier in the day, Adhikari held his first public grievance outreach programme, 'Janatar Darbar', at the Salt Lake BJP office. The programme, scheduled to be held every Monday, will be conducted both at the party headquarters and at the administrative level. 'We have started this programme from the party office. This is a programme where people will speak to us directly,' Adhikari said, accompanied by BJP general secretaries Locket Chatterjee and Shashi Agnihotri. He later held his second cabinet meeting.
