All individuals will have sufficient opportunity for all remedies available under the law," Rajnath Singh, India's interior minister, said in a statement. Rights activists say the drive is also targeting Muslims who are Indian citizens, a charge the government denies. Citizenship and illegal migration are volatile issues in tea-growing and oil-rich Assam, home to more than 32 million people, about a third of whom are Muslims. Most of them settled in Assam and the neighbouring state of West Bengal, where there are similar demands to send back illegal Muslim immigrants. The migrants include many Hindus, but Modi's government has said they can apply for Indian citizenship.

Source: bd News24 July 22, 2018 14:15 UTC