Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court heard a PIL filed regarding the change in population due to entry of illegal immigrants (Bangladeshi infiltrators) in areas like Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Godda and Jamtara etc. During the hearing of the case, the division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai, after hearing the sides, orally asked the Central Government whether the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been implemented. Under CAA, can the Central Government take action against the entry of Bangladeshi infiltrators in Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Godda and Jamtara districts of Santal Pargana region or not? The division bench directed to file an affidavit on this point within three weeks after taking instructions from the Central Government. The division bench fixed May 2 for the next hearing of the case.
Earlier, during the hearing of the case, the bench was told that Bangladeshi infiltrators enter illegally in the districts of Santal Pargana region on a large scale. Infiltration is continuously increasing. Due to this the demography of that area is changing. Infiltrators are greatly affecting the tribal population. The central government has implemented CAA. On the basis of this the central government can take action.
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The state government does not have much role in this. There is a need to completely stop infiltration in Jharkhand. Advocate Prashant Pallav appeared on behalf of the Central Government. In the earlier hearing, the court had asked to form a joint team of the central government and the state government to take action against illegal entry. It is noteworthy that applicant Daniel Danish has filed a PIL demanding to stop the entry of Bangladeshi infiltrators.