Pravin Togadia has said that the Indian Army should take over a portion of land in Bangladesh and settle illegal immigrants there. Togadia, who floated the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) after quitting the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in April, made the comments in Guwahati on 18 July, Hindustan Times reported.
“There are around 50 lakh illegal immigrants... Indian Army should occupy a portion of land in Bangladesh and settle them there if Bangladesh refuses to take them back,” the daily quoted Togadia as saying.
His remarks came despite Guwahati Police barring him from attending any public function in the state capital for the next two months, fearing that his "inflammatory speeches" could disrupt peace. The prohibitory order under Section 144 of the CrPC by Guwahati Police Commissioner Hiren Chandra Nath was after Togadia announced his plans to visit the city.
Nath directed Togadia to abstain from attending events organised by AHP and making any speech through any media without proper permission.
Since he was banned from addressing the media at Guwahati Press Club, he chose a different location for the press conference, as per the report.
Togadia also reportedly hit out at the Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP government in Assam accusing it of going back on its promise to deport illegal immigrants.
(With inputs from PTI and Hindustan Times)
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