Overview
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed all divisions to set up detention centres and asked 17 municipal bodies to submit lists of suspected Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals for verification.
- Lucknow mayor Sushma Kharkwal led inspections in Gudamba and Phool Bagh, issuing 15‑day notices, ordering power disconnections, and seizing around 50 carts used for waste collection.
- Several slum residents asserted they are from Assam and showed NRC, Aadhaar or police papers, alleging harassment as officials dismantled structures and took belongings without prior notice.
- Police said identity checks are based on government documents and that those unable to produce papers on the spot were told to present them at the local station.
- The BJP backed the campaign and a local party leader claimed 50,000 illegal residents in Lucknow, while critics challenged the mayor’s authority and rights observers warned of misidentification without a uniform process.