SC directs respondents to file submission on Bangladesh migrants

New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the respondents, the Centre and Asom government, to file their written submissions on a PIL seeking to quash the Home Ministry order passed in February 2006 making the detection and deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Asom difficult.

A division bench comprising Justice S B Sinha and Justice P K Balasubramanyan issued the directions on the ground that there are over 20 lakh illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Asom who are a grave security threat to the country and the impugned order was politically motivated to save the vote bank of political parties.

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