BJP's Suvendu Adhikari flags border security concerns in Bengal after Bangladesh polls

Senior BJP person Suvendu Adhikari connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) expressed interest implicit developments on the Bangladesh borderline pursuing governmental changes successful Dhaka aft the election, and alleged that a "serious governmental consolidation" has emerged crossed the borderline that calls for heightened vigilance and stronger borderline infrastructure.

In a station on X, Mr. Adhikari claimed that Jamaat-e-Islami secured victories successful 68 constituencies successful Bangladesh's 2026 elections successful districts from Satkhira to Rangpur, located other delicate borderline areas with West Bengal.

The person of the absorption successful the West Bengal Assembly described the Siliguri corridor arsenic a strategical lifeline connecting India's northeastern States with the mainland and asserted that immoderate ideological consolidation successful that loop would necessitate accrued alertness and robust information arrangements.

The BJP person successful his station successful Bengali alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress authorities successful the State has repeatedly failed to widen afloat practice successful onshore acquisition needed by the BSF for borderline fencing.

He besides referred to a directive of the Calcutta High Court asking the authorities to manus implicit onshore required for fencing and stating that administrative delays were unacceptable successful matters concerning nationalist security.

Calling the concern a "changed geopolitical scenario," Mr. Adhikari outlined a acceptable of measures helium said were indispensable for West Bengal, including afloat practice with the BSF, completion of fencing successful susceptible areas wrong a fixed timeframe, a zero-tolerance attack to infiltration, and governance focused connected information alternatively than vote-bank politics.

He further asserted that lone a "double-engine" authorities led by the Bharatiya Janata Party astatine some the Centre and successful the State could guarantee borderline security.

Mr. Adhikari warned that immoderate different electoral result successful the 2026 Assembly polls successful the State, coupled with the emergence of extremist ideologies crossed the border, could accelerate infiltration and fortify the thought of a alleged "Greater Bangladesh."

"West Bengal's information is India's security," helium said.