Overview
- Governor C. V. Ananda Bose visited Hakimpur in North 24 Parganas, met BSF officials, and spoke with residents to assess the situation firsthand.
- He stated that no illegal migrants will be tolerated and asserted that the BSF is strong enough to guard the border.
- Raj Bhavan said the Governor’s two-day tour includes Murshidabad today before he submits a report to the competent authorities and the Home Ministry.
- News reports describe large groups seeking to cross into Bangladesh since the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision began on November 4, with fear and misinformation tied to comparisons with Assam’s NRC cited by locals.
- Bose urged the Election Commission and the state government to allay public fears, while opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari framed the movement as an issue of illegal Bangladeshi Muslims ahead of the 2026 polls.