Amit Shah Links Rise in Muslim Population to Infiltration from Bangladesh and Pakistan

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday claimed that the rise in India’s Muslim population to 24.6% is due to large-scale infiltration from neighbouring countries, specifically Bangladesh and Pakistan. Speaking at a memorial lecture in honour of former Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Narendra Mohan, Shah asserted that illegal infiltration threatens the integrity of India’s electoral system and national security.

Backing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Shah argued that the presence of infiltrators on voter lists undermines the Constitution. “Only Indian citizens should hav

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