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Sena wants train to Dhaka scrapped
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday demanded the scrapping of the new Kolkata-Dhaka Maitri Express on the ground that it would be misused by terrorists.
In an editorial in the party mouthpiece Samana, it alleged that Bangladesh was now under the influence of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
“This State (Bangladesh), which came into existence with the help of India, is now more closer to Pakistan than India and hence it would be misused by the terrorists and anti-national elements to foment trouble in India,” it said.
The editorial said that till now, infiltrators from Bangladesh used to come surreptitiously from across the border. But by opening the rail route they would come openly into India and create problems.
“Ill-conceived move”
Terming the decision to start the Maitri Express an “ill-conceived move,” it said several parts of India were already burdened by the influx of Bangladeshi migrants.
For instance, most parts of Assam were full of Bangladeshis and in more than seven districts, “it is they who decide the outcome of elections. Similarly, they are also found in large numbers in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland,” the editorial said.
In Maharashtra also, they were present in large numbers, posing a big problem, it said. — PTI
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