Guwahati, Aug. 16 -- Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia, on Saturday, wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and requested him to strengthen the border security amid infiltration from Bangladesh.

Congress leader Saikia highlighted that recurring "pushback" operations to deport Bangladeshi nationals despite Border Security Force (BSF) deployment suggest that the infiltration is still a "serious challenge".

He wrote, "I am writing to bring to your kind attention the recurring 'pushback' operations being undertaken by the Assam Police along the Assam-Bangladesh border since May 2025. The State Government has, on multiple occasions, acknowledged such operations and deportations of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, whi...