Overview

• Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia sent a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a comprehensive review of BSF deployment alongside improved central-state coordination on the Assam-Bangladesh frontier.
• He noted that repeated pushbacks despite BSF deployment, including the return of 21 individuals at Sribhumi on August 16, highlight persistent coordination gaps at the frontier.
• Saikia warned that expelling suspected migrants without Foreigners Tribunal oversight has created legal vulnerabilities, thereby risking diplomatic ties with Bangladesh.
• He recommended adopting technology-driven surveillance systems alongside standardized operating procedures; security cooperation gaps would be closed as a result.
• Civil-society groups have challenged the pushback policy in court, with the ABMSU alleging that some expelled individuals were Indian citizens wrongly labelled as foreigners.